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 INTRODUCTION.

Dr. M. A. Majors, who in this work has, in my opinion, given the world a book covering rich and hitherto neglected ground, was born in Waco, Texas, October 12, 1864, of hon ored parents — Andrew and Jane Majors — who now reside in Austin, whither they moved, in 1869, to secure the at that time best educational advantages for their children in the State; Waco being not then as now the Athens of Negro education,! 7 where is situated Paul Quran College, a very superior school/. of high and industrial education.

After attendance continuously and successively upon the public schools, West Texas College, managed by the Freedmen's Aid Society; and Tillotson Institute, under the auspices of the A. M. Association, he was appointed assistant mailing clerk in the post-office, which position he resigned, in 1882, to enter Central Tennessee College, Nashville, Tenn. He relinquished his literary course in October, 1883, to enter the Meharry Medical College, from which he graduated in February, 18JS6, with honor, being salutatorian in a class of ten, thus completing his professional course at twenty-one years of age.

During his school life at Nashville he conducted the department of penmanship for the whole college, and was conspicuous as a reporter for the local daily and weekly papers on all public occasions.

Since graduation as a physician he has practiced in different parts of the State of his birth, as well as for some time in Los Angeles, California. He is the first to advocate the organization of the Lone Star Medical Association, the first Negro