Clara Arena Brawner, MD — pediatric medicine, general medicine (family)
Courtesy Spelman College Archives
In the mid 1950s, Dr. Clara Arena Brawner (1929–1991) was the only practicing African American physician in Memphis, Tennessee. Over the next 30 years, she branched out into local politics, health care administration, fundraising, and the study of theology. She is remembered as a fine doctor, an influential campaigner, and an inspiring mentor and role model.
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