Dr. Eustace Edward Green

Dr Green was born in the time of slavery; he was twenty years old on Freedom Day 1865. He worked as a carpenter, teacher, school principle, and medical doctor.

E.E.Green was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1882. Green continued his education at night and graduated from Howard University Medical School in 1886. Dr. Green and his family moved to Macon in 1890 and opened a pharmacy called Central City Drug Store on Cotton Ave. He was founder and president of the Colored Medical Association and became president of the National Medical Association. He acquired land and became a landlord. His drug store was a social hub in the community.

Dr Green and his wife advocated for African-American education and taught students in their home. One of their students was Henry Rutherford Butler who became Georgia's first African American pharmacist.

In 1931, Dr Green died and was buried in Linwood Cemetery.

The road beside his home (2nd Avenue) was once called Green's Lane.



Sources

  • Wikipedia entry for Eustace Edward Green
  • Dr EE Green: a man of honor




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