Confirmed as the 16th Surgeon General of the United States on September 7, 1993, Joycelyn Elders (born 1933) was the first African American and only the second female to head up the U.S. Public Health...
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Joycelyn Elders held the position of U.S. Surgeon General from 1993 through 1994, when she was forced to resign amidst intense controversy.Joycelyn Elders was born Minnie Lee Jones on August 13, 1933,...
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Joycelyn Elders
Joycelyn Elders