Volunteers celebrate legacy of Tennessee’s first Black female doctor
Dr. L. LaSimba Gray blesses final resting place of Dr. Georgia Patton-Washington, the first black woman licensed to practice medicine in Tennessee, after a wreath-laying ceremony at Zion Christian Cemetery, one of the oldest black cemeteries in Tennessee on Saturday, April 13, 2024. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
More than 30,000 people are buried among the 15 acres at Zion Christian Cemetery, which was established in 1876 and is Memphis’ oldest Black cemetery.
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