Smith continued his education at the University of Glasgow in Scotland, where he received his B.A. in 1835,
he earned medical degree in 1837
he returned to New York City in 1837 with his degrees
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
In 1846, Smith was as the only doctor of the Colored Orphan Asylum
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
help start National Council of Colored
James McCune Smith died of heart disease at the age of 52
By 1860, Smith was doing very well;he had moved to Leonard Street within the Fifth Ward
In 1863 he moved to Ohio to accept a position as professor of anthropology at Wilberforce College
