Algernon Brashear Jackson was a prominent African American physician, surgeon, author, and columnist who contributed profoundly to the National Negro Health Movement, an organization which sought to uplift the race by means of educating the African American community on preventative medicine and public health. He was also well-known for being a founding member of the Sigma Pi Phi fraternity and pioneering an effective treatment for rheumatism.
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