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Nellie McKenzie and Dr. Roy S. Wynn [1]

 

Dr. Roy S. Wynn [2] was Charlotte's first black ophthalmologist, opening his office in 1941, and the first black citizen to serve on the board of the Charlotte Housing Authority.

MARIA WYNN

Right: Nellie McKenzie [3] was the first black public health nurse in Charlotte. From: Little Visits with the Charlotte Cooperative Nursing Association Highlights from the Report of 1927.

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An African American Album: The Black Experience In Charlotte And Mecklenburg County. Charlotte, N.C. : Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, c1992.

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