Dr. Sumner Alexander Furniss was the first African American to become a member of the staff at Indianapolis City Hospital in Indiana. He was a renowned surgeon and also a founding member and president of the Indianapolis Young Men's Colored Association (YMCA). Furniss was the second son born to William H. Furniss and Mary Elizabeth […]
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