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First African American Vet born

August 1, 1869 - August 1, 1939 (70)

Augustus Nathaniel LushingtonAugustus Nathaniel Lushington, the first African American to earn a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine born on the Caribbean island of Trinidad. Lushington earned his doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania in 1897.

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