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People of color have had a
rich and productive impact on the veterinary medical profession.
This is an initial attempt to chronicle the role of at least a
representation of our many colleagues who have served so well, often
under very difficult circumstances, as examples to whom our
profession and minority youth can look for inspiration in creating
and seizing pathways to opportunity in veterinary medicine.
One of the most important
landmarks in the furtherance of African Americans specifically in
the veterinary medical profession was the founding of the School of
Veterinary Medicine at Tuskegee Institute and the historical context
within which it took place.
Author Eugene W. Adams paper named “A Historical Overview of
African American Veterinarians in the United States: 1889-2000, as
published by the JVME. PDF format
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