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James McCune Smith was born
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Smith attended the African Free School
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Smith continued his education at the University of Glasgow in Scotland, where he received his B.A. in 1835,
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he earned medical degree in 1837
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he returned to New York City in 1837 with his degrees
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in the early 1840s Smith married Malvina Barnet
After his return to New York and getting established, in the early 1840s Smith married Malvina Barnet -
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had 7 children/ 5 made it to adulthood
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In 1846, Smith was as the only doctor of the Colored Orphan Asylum
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He met with blacks in favor of the move in Albany, New York, in 1852 and persuaded them to adopt a statement wanting the New York State Legislature to reject efforts to send black Americans back to Africa
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help start National Council of Colored
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James McCune Smith died of heart disease at the age of 52
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By 1860, Smith was doing very well;he had moved to Leonard Street within the Fifth Ward
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In 1863 he moved to Ohio to accept a position as professor of anthropology at Wilberforce College
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he earned his master's degree in 1836
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Joined the American Anti-Slavery