Occupation-Dentist
James B. McMillan (1917-1999)
James B. McMillan was the first black dentist in Nevada. In the 1960s, he successfully fought against segregation in Las Vegas. McMillan was born on...
Daniel A. Collins (1916-2007)
Dentist and civil rights leader Daniel A. Collins was born in Darlington, South Carolina, on June 11, 1916. His father...
Christopher L. Taylor (1923–1995)
“Image Courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library” Dentist and civil rights leader Christopher L. Taylor was born in Wilson,...
Jack J. Kimbrough (1908–1992)
Civil rights activist, dentist, book, and African art collector Jack Johnson Kimbrough was born in Lexington, Mississippi, on July 26,...
Ida Gray Nelson Rollins (1867-1953)
Ida Gray Nelson Rollins, the first African American female dentist, was born in Clarksville, Tennessee, on March 4, 1867. She...
H. Claude Hudson (1886-1989)
H. Claude Hudson was an important civil rights and business leader in two different cities: Shreveport, Louisiana, and Los Angeles. ...
John Alexander Somerville (1882-1973)
John Alexander Somerville emigrated to the United States from Jamaica around 1900. He and his wife, Vada Watson Somerville, were...
Arnold Bennett Donawa (1895-1966)
Trinidad-born dental surgeon and Spanish Civil War veteran Arnold Donawa was born in December 1895 in Trinidad. Very little is...
