Look who’s still making headlines…
The Rev. Kelly Miller Smith (Vanderbilt University Archives and Special Collections)
FAMILY IN THE NEWS: Rev. Kelly Miller Smith
LinkSAH History
FAMILY IN THE NEWS: Oswald Garrison Smith, MD
LinkAn article I found in a journal online…
[The section pertaining to Oswald is below. A link to view the complete article is included at the end.]
Opening the Doors of the Great Republic: Sex, Race, and Organized Medicine in Mississippi
Lucius M. “Luke” Lampton, MD, Editor
Oswald Garrison Smith, MD
The First Scientific Member
The first African-American to be admitted/elected into the MSMA, although in this limited “scientific” status, was Oswald Garrison Smith (1915 – 2002) of Clarksdale. (See this month’s “images in Mississippi Medicine” on page 214.) He was born September 4, 1915 in Vicksburg, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Monroe Smith. He attended the public schools of Mound Bayou and attended Bolivar County Training School there.
FAMILY IN THE NEWS: Rev. Perry Anderson Smith III
LinkHere’s an article I found online…
A Calling That’s Lasted 50 Years
By Hamil R. HarrisWhen Perry Smith III moved to the District in the 1950s, he had planned to attend medical school at Howard University — an opportunity that wasn’t available in his black hometown of Mound Bayou, Miss.
More than 50 years later, Smith is celebrating his vocation — not as a doctor, but as pastor of First Baptist Church of North Brentwood for the past half century.
SAH Family Reunion 