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Von Delany Mizell

1910–1973

United States

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Von Delany Mizell (1910–1973) was a medical doctor and Civil Rights activist in South Florida. He was the first child of Isidore and Minnie Mizell, early Black residents of Broward County, Florida. He earned his Bachelor's degree from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia in 1932 and completed his medical training at Meharry Medical College in 1936.

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