Meharry Medical Department

ID: 3113 ~ Source: Haley, James T. Afro-American Encyclopaedia; Or, the Thoughts, Doings, and Sayings of the Race. Nashville, TN: Haley & Florida, 1895.

This file appears in: Dr. Monroe A. Majors

This image of Central Tennessee College shows the Meharry Medical Department in the top right corner. Meharry was the first medical school for African Americans in the South, and it would receive its own charter in 1915 as Meharry Medical College.

This file appears in: Dr. Monroe A. Majors

Dr. Monroe A. Majors

By Katie Chakmakjian

Monroe Alpheus Majors—the first Black Texan to obtain a medical degree—was never content simply to be a pioneer for African Americans in the field of medicine. Throughout his life, he pursued writing, politics, and education, always advocating for…