[2] It should be noted that Rebecca Lee Crumpler was the first African American woman to graduate from medical school in the United States. She completed her degree at Boston University in 1864.

[2] It should be noted that Rebecca Lee Crumpler was the first African American woman to graduate from medical school in the United States. She completed her degree at Boston University in 1864.

In 2001, 37 years after the first Black man won 'Best Actor', a Black woman was finally acknowledged as 'Best Actress'.

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