Jocelyn Elders, Surgeon General

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15th Surgeon General of the United States, Pediatrician, and Public Health Administrator.

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August 13, 1933, Schaal, Arkansas
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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

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*some sources say April 6, 1845

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