Smith, Donald F.2017-01-312017-01-312013-05-14https://hdl.handle.net/1813/46018The most notable African-American who received a DVM degree during the first half of the 20th century is Frederick Douglass Patterson. African-American veterinarians have played a special role in animal care and public health since the early days of the profession.en-USHistory of Veterinary MedicineAfrican-American VeterinariansTuskegee University School of Veterinary MedicinePatterson, Frederick DouglassWilliams, T.S.Habtemanrian, TsegayeReid, Willy M.Nelson, Phillip D.Blackwell, Michael J.article