Dr. Jack Macon: The Enslaved African Healer Who Risked Everything to Practice Medicine in 1800s Tennessee
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In the early 1800s, deep in the American South where slavery and superstition ruled side by side, an enslaved man named Jack Macon became a legend. Known across Tennessee as “Doctor Jack,” he was no ordinary slave. Though legally considered property, he earned the respect of Black and white patients alike for his ability to […]
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