Then we had no physicians, regular graduates of medical schools; now a dozen or more follow the practice of medicine in the cities of Washington and Georgetown, and are recognized as men of skill and ability by the profession.
Douglass highlights the rise of African American physicians, indicating a significant development in the medical field post-emancipation.
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