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| subject_name = J. Lee Pickens
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| date_of_birth = [[November 25]], [[1891]]
| place_of_birth = Mobile, Alabama
| date_of_death = [[April 23]], [[1942]]
| place_of_death = Pensacola, Florida
| occupation = Physician
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'''John Lee Pickens''' was one of Pensacola's first black physicians. He was the namesake of the [[J. Lee Pickens School]].
Pickens graduated from [[Wikipedia:Meharry Medical College|Meharry Medical College]] in 1911.<ref>United States Deceased Physician File (AMA), 1864-1968</ref>
Throughout his time in Pensacola, Pickens advocated for improvements to Pensacola's then-segregated black schools. He led efforts to secure books and typewriters for [[Booker T. Washington High School]] as well as drinking fountains at [[Spencer Bibbs Elementary School]]. He also led drives to provide clothing for underprivileged schoolchildren. In recognition of Pickens' longtime advocacy, the [[Escambia County School Board]] voted on October 5, 1949 to name the J. Lee Pickens School in Pickens' honor.<ref name="school">"Pickens School Is Named For Negro Leader in Area." 23 October 1949.</ref>
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[[Category:Physicians|Pickens, J. Lee]] [[Category:People buried in St. John's Cemetery|Pickens, J. Lee]]
| subject_name = J. Lee Pickens
| image_name =
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| date_of_birth = [[November 25]], [[1891]]
| place_of_birth = Mobile, Alabama
| date_of_death = [[April 23]], [[1942]]
| place_of_death = Pensacola, Florida
| occupation = Physician
| religion =
| spouse =
| parents =
| children =
| signature =
| signaturesize =
}}
'''John Lee Pickens''' was one of Pensacola's first black physicians. He was the namesake of the [[J. Lee Pickens School]].
Pickens graduated from [[Wikipedia:Meharry Medical College|Meharry Medical College]] in 1911.<ref>United States Deceased Physician File (AMA), 1864-1968</ref>
Throughout his time in Pensacola, Pickens advocated for improvements to Pensacola's then-segregated black schools. He led efforts to secure books and typewriters for [[Booker T. Washington High School]] as well as drinking fountains at [[Spencer Bibbs Elementary School]]. He also led drives to provide clothing for underprivileged schoolchildren. In recognition of Pickens' longtime advocacy, the [[Escambia County School Board]] voted on October 5, 1949 to name the J. Lee Pickens School in Pickens' honor.<ref name="school">"Pickens School Is Named For Negro Leader in Area." 23 October 1949.</ref>
==References==
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{{bio-stub}}
[[Category:Physicians|Pickens, J. Lee]] [[Category:People buried in St. John's Cemetery|Pickens, J. Lee]]
