Dr. William Montague Cobb

By Brother David L. Carl 1-93-G Dr. Cobb, the first Black Ph.D. in anthropology, applied his research to challenge the false theories of racial inferiority espoused by leading physicians, naturalists and anthropologists, who promoted myths of racial hierarchies and the biological inferiority of the darker races. He wielded science as a formidable tool in the Read more about Dr. William Montague Cobb[…]

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Dr. Roscoe Lewis Mckinney

By Brother David L. Carl 1-93-G The First Black Ph.D. in Anatomy, Dr. McKinney established the department at Howard University, serving as chair and vice dean of the College of Medicine. A graduate of Bates College, Sigma Xi honor society member, and Fulbright fellow, for more than 50 years McKinney taught and lectured around the Read more about Dr. Roscoe Lewis Mckinney[…]

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