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Daniel Hale Williams Research Paper
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams

Dr. Daniel Hale Williams should be on a United States Postage stamp because he is an important African American who made advances in cardiac surgery and taught others that aseptic or clean conditions in hospitals would save lives. Dr. Williams also championed good education, advancements and equal rights for African American doctors and nurses. Dr. Williams was a hard-working, talented, resourceful, and courageous doctor. His contributions in medicine helped everyone in the United States have better medical treatment. The first reason that Dr. Williams should be on a United States postage stamp is that he showed many positive character traits throughout his life. He overcame a hard childhood and

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