Cannon, George Dows, 1902-1986
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Cannon, George Dows, 1902-1986
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Cannon, George Dows, 1902-1986
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George Dows Cannon was a radiologist in Harlem, New York City (1937-1982). He was the first African-American to be appointed to the staffs of the Hospital for Joint Diseases, the Hospital for the Daughters of Israel, and Triboro Hospital. He served as National Secretary of the Physicians' Forum and was a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, the New York Academy of Medicine and the American Medical Association. In addition to his medical career, Dr. Cannon served on the boards of numerous organizations involved in working for equal rights for blacks in the fields of education and medicine, including the NAACP Legal and Educational Fund, National Urban League, Lincoln University, City-Wide Citizens' Committee on Harlem as well as the Barnes Foundation in Merion, Pennsylvania, which contains an outstanding collection of impressionist art.
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African American universities and colleges
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African American radiologists
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