Louis T. Wright
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 73 years ago |
| Date of birth | July 23,1891 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Born | LaGrange |
| Georgia | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | October 8,1952 |
| Died | New York |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Known for | African-American |
| Harlem | |
| NAACP | |
| First African-American surgeon at Harlem Hospital; Chairman of the NAACP | |
| Children | Jane C. Wright |
| Barbara Wright Pierce | |
| Job | Entrepreneur |
| Surgeon | |
| Army officer | |
| Education | Harvard Medical School |
| Clark College | |
| Clark Atlanta University | |
| Awards | Purple Heart |
| Spingarn Medal | |
| Grandchildren | Alison Jones |
| Jane Wright Jones | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 593896 |
Louis T. Wright Life story
Louis Tompkins Wright, MD, FACS was an American surgeon and civil rights activist. In his position at Harlem Hospital he was the first African-American on the surgical staff of a non-segregated hospital in New York City.
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