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Dr. LaSalle D. Leffall- Born May 22, 1930: In 1948, he graduated from Florida A&M University at 18 years old and would receive his medical degree from Howard University by 1952. (🧵) #BlackinCancer
Henrietta Lacks- Born August 1, 1920: In 1951, Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman, loving mother, sister, and wife would find out within the year that she had cervical cancer. ( 🧵)
Dr. William E. Allen Jr - Born in 1903. Dr. Allen attended Howard University from 1923-1930 receiving a bachelor's degree in chemistry and subsequently, his medical degree. #BlackCancerHero #MyCancerHero #BlackinCancerWeek 🧵