Thomas Wyatt Turner
American civil rights activist and biologist
Thomas Wyatt Turner was an American civil rights activist, biologist, and educator. He was the first Black American to receive a Ph.D. in botany, and helped found both the NAACP and the Federated Colored Catholics. Wikipedia
Born: March 16, 1877, Hughesville, MD
Died: April 21, 1978 (age 101 years), Washington, D.C.
Education: Cornell University and Howard University
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