The purpose of this page is to recognize individuals who paved the way for African Americans in the field of chiropractic and/or made significant contributions in the name of chiropractic.
Dr. Samuel Demons
Department Chair of Basic Sciences at Life University
Dr. Jerry Hardee
1st African American to serve as President of one of the nation's 16 chiropractic colleges
Dr. Kenneth Ackles
1st African American chiropractor elected coroner
Mr. Harvey Lillard
1st African American chiropractic patient
Dr. Romanuel Washington
1st African American chiropractor in the state of Texas
Dr. Bobby Westbrooks
founder of the American Black Chiropractic Association (ABCA)
Dr. Gloria Niles
1st African American to serve as Academic Dean of one of the nation's 16 chiropractic colleges
Dr. Patricia Arthur
successful co-plantiff in the Wilk vs. AMA trial, ONLY chiropractor in Hawaii with full hospital priveleges
Dr. Corrine Morgan
overcame barriers of racial discrimination, single parenthood, and dire poverty
Dr.Ellen Witt
1st African American chiropractor in Birmingham, AL with fullhospital privileges
Dr. Madeline Behrendt
author of "A Woman’s Experience: Reports on Women’s Health Topics Which Respect the Lifestyle and Culture of Subluxation-Centered Women "
Dr. Ossie J. Carney
1st African American to travel to China in the name of Chiropractic
Dr. Gwendolyn Tutt
1st African American chiropractor on the didactic faculty at Life College, Life University Clinic Faculty Member
Dr. Dorothy W. Wright
participant in Life University's 1st Research Symposium (2005), Life University Clinic Faculty Member
Dr. Curtis E. Harraway, Jr.
Life University Clinic Faculty Member
Dr. Leslie King
Division Chair of Clinical Sciences at Life University
Dr. Milous J. Reese, Jr.
Founder of the Alabama College of Drugless Therapy; 1st African American chiropractor to meet the requirements to run a nursing home; 1st African American to become a member of the Alabama State Chiropractic Association; 1st African Amercian to serve on the U.S. Board of Acupuncture
Dr. Fadairo Afolabi-Rowland
1st African American woman to graduate from the University of Bridgeport College of Chiropractic