Thursday, March 1, 2012
"Dr.W.H.C. Stephenson"[1825-circa 1873?]
Was the first black doctor in Nevada,practiced medicine in Virginia City,Nevada,during the heyday of the Comstock Lode.Born in Washington D.C.,he lived in Pennsylvania and California prior to Nevada.Dr. W.H.C. was trained at one of the Eclectic Medical Institutes in Philadelphia.In addition to practicing medicine Dr.W.H.C. served as a community leader and vehemently rallied for black rights in educational pursuits,the right to vote, and the right to serve on juries.As soon as the Fifteenth Amendment passed,he registered to vote and encouraged other black men to do the same.On June 19,1865,blacks of Virginia City formed the Nevada Executive Committee to Petition the Nevada Legislature for equal rights for "Colored Citizens of the State of Nevada."
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