William B. Sawyer

William B. Sawyer (November 23, 1886 – 1950) was a doctor who founded Miami's first hospital for African Americans and established a hotel in what was then Colored Town (now Overtown). He was a protégé of W.E.B. Dubois, His daughter Gwen Cherry, was the first African American woman in the Florida Legislature.^[1]

He was born in Waldo, Florida. He studied at Atlanta University and Meharry Medical College in Nashville.^[2]

His son William B.Sawyer Jr. continued operating the Mary Elizabeth Hotel.^[3]

References

^ Swenson, Kyle (August 26, 2015). "Miami's Most Historic African-American Cemetery Is Neglected and Forgotten". Miami New Times.
^ http://digitalcollections.fiu.edu/tequesta/files/1997/97_1_03.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwidg__EgLbrAhWjxFkKHaM8CpoQFjABegQIBBAB&usg=AOvVaw3SXQ5T9Kq7u8HCFjUHO7dk ^{[dead link]}
^ "Black Miami - Page Seven". blackmiami.gssites.com.

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[1] Swenson, Kyle (August 26, 2015). "Miami's Most Historic African-American Cemetery Is Neglected and Forgotten". Miami New Times.

[2] ttp://digitalcollections.fiu.edu/tequesta/files/1997/97_1_03.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwidg__EgLbrAhWjxFkKHaM8CpoQFjABegQIBBAB&usg=AOvVaw3SXQ5T9Kq7u8HCFjUHO7dk ^{[dead link]}

[3] "Black Miami - Page Seven". blackmiami.gssites.com.

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