Dr. H. Roger Williams (1869-1929)
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Markerman62
N 30° 41.350 W 088° 02.988
16R E 399453 N 3395624
Located at 607 Dauphin Street, Mobile
Waymark Code: WM11VF1
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 12/22/2019
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Dr. Williams opened one of the early African-American drugstores- Live and Let Live on this site in 1901. Born on a sugar plantation in Louisiana, he graduated from Meharry Medical School in 1900 and was the second black physician to practice medicine in Mobile. He served as president of numerous medical and civic associations including the General Chairman of the Mobile Emancipation Association. He was a published writer and poet.
Marker Name: Dr. H. Roger Williams (1869-1929)
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
The African-American Heritage Trail of Mobile
Dora Franklin Finley African-American Heritage Trail
Date Dedicated / Placed: Not listed
Marker Number: Not listed
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