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Edwin Caldwell (1867-1932)

Dr. Edwin Caldwell (1867–1932), a son of Wilson Caldwell, took his medical degree at Shaw University in Raleigh and practiced for many years in Chapel Hill, where he was credited with developing a cure for pellagra. He is buried in the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery.

Source: Town of Chapel Hill: The Old Chapel Hill Cemetery (1993 bicentennial brochure)

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Edwin Caldwell, portrait plate, 1921
Edwin Caldwell, portrait plate, 1921

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  1. Dr. Edwin Caldwell is buried in the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery Dr. Edwin Caldwell, a Black physician and son of Wilson Caldwell, died in 1932 and was buried in the Black section of the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, near his father. He had taken his medical degree at Shaw University and practiced for many years in Chapel Hill. People: Wilson Swain CaldwellIn the index: Old Chapel Hill Cemetery (Chapel Hill, N.C.) · Town of Chapel Hill: Old Chapel Hill Cemetery Centennial Brochure

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Picture: Edwin Caldwell, portrait plate, 1921. Public domain. A. B. Caldwell, ed., History of the American Negro, North Carolina edition (1921); via the Internet Archive

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