Andrew B. McKenzie (January 4, 1887 – December 17, 1951) was an American physician. He was the first African American to practice medicine in

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. Born in

Tallassee, Alabama Tallassee (pronounced ) is a city on the Tallapoosa River, located in both Elmore and Tallapoosa counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. At the 2020 census, the population was 4,763. It is home to a major hydroelectric power plant at Thurlow D ...

, Andrew was the oldest of five children. He studied at the Tuskegee Institute, St. Augustine's College in

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, and earned his medical degree in 1912 at the Leonard Medical School of Shaw University in Raleigh. In honor of his memory, the McKenzie Courts in West End, Tuscaloosa, was named after him. He is buried next to

Stillman College Stillman College is a private historically black Presbyterian college in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awards the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in 17 disciplines/majors housed within three academic schools (Arts and Sciences, Busi ...

at West Highland Cemetery.

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