Dr. Joycelyn Elders

Dr. Joycelyn Elders

By Justin McElroy, Dr. Sydnee McElroy

Dr. Joycelyn Elders is an American hero who went from a sharecropper's daughter to the first black Surgeon General of the United States. This is the story of her inspirational rise, her infuriating firing and her inability to stop doing good.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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