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| occupation = Physician | | occupation = Physician | ||
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| parents = Ludy Cobb | | parents = Ludy Cobb | ||
| children = Georgette Cobb Jones | | children = Georgette Cobb Jones | ||
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==Professional career== | ==Professional career== | ||
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Cobb began practicing medicine in Pensacola in January 1916, becoming one of just seven black doctors then working in the city.<ref name="harmony" /> | Cobb began practicing medicine in Pensacola in January 1916, becoming one of just seven black doctors then working in the city.<ref name="harmony" /> | ||
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In March 1918, Cobb entered the U.S. Army and was sent to France just before World War I ended. While in France, Cobb attended classes at the University of Leon and interned at the Hospital Dieur, in addition to providing healthcare to ten small French villages and four companies of soldiers. Cobb was discharged from the Army in April 1919 and resumed his practice in Pensacola. Cobb aspired to become a surgeon, but was not allowed to join the all-white staff of [[Pensacola Hospital]].<ref name="harmony" /> | In March 1918, Cobb entered the U.S. Army and was sent to France just before World War I ended. While in France, Cobb attended classes at the University of Leon and interned at the Hospital Dieur, in addition to providing healthcare to ten small French villages and four companies of soldiers. Cobb was discharged from the Army in April 1919 and resumed his practice in Pensacola. Cobb aspired to become a surgeon, but was not allowed to join the all-white staff of [[Pensacola Hospital]].<ref name="harmony" /> | ||
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Cobb was also active in advocating for more opportunities for Pensacola's black citizens, serving as a member of the City of Pensacola Recreation Board's Negro Advisory Committee as well as the City Council's "Biracial Committee." Cobb long pushed for a community center to be built in the largely black [[Eastside]] neighborhood; the city council voted in 1966 to build the center and name it in Cobb's honor.<ref name="harmony" /> The center was completed and opened in 1967.<ref>"Cobb Community Center Dedicated." ''Pensacola Journal''. 13 February 1967.</ref> | Cobb was also active in advocating for more opportunities for Pensacola's black citizens, serving as a member of the City of Pensacola Recreation Board's Negro Advisory Committee as well as the City Council's "Biracial Committee." Cobb long pushed for a community center to be built in the largely black [[Eastside]] neighborhood; the city council voted in 1966 to build the center and name it in Cobb's honor.<ref name="harmony" /> The center was completed and opened in 1967.<ref>"Cobb Community Center Dedicated." ''Pensacola Journal''. 13 February 1967.</ref> | ||
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==Death== | ==Death== | ||
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− | [[Category:Physicians| | + | [[Category:Physicians|Smith, Charles V.]] [[Category:People buried in St. John's Cemetery|Smith, Charles V.]] |