Martin Delany
Martin Robison Delany (May 6, 1812 – January 24, 1885) was an African-American abolitionist, journalist, physician, and writer, arguably the first proponent of American black nationalism. He was one of the first three blacks admitted to Harvard Medical School. He became the first African-American field officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War. Trained as an assistant and a physician, he treated patients during the cholera epidemics of 1833 and 1854 in Pittsburgh, when many doctors and residents fled the city.
Read more about Martin Delany: Early Life and Education, Marriage and Family, Pittsburgh, Medicine and Nationalism, Travels Overseas, The Army, Later Life, Legacy and Honors, Writings, Works
Famous quotes containing the words martin and/or delany:
“I believe entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art youre an idiot.”
—Steve Martin (b. 1945)
“I never let prejudice stop me from what I wanted to do in this life.”
—Sarah Louise Delany (b. 1889)