NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Nashville has a new historical marker honoring Dr. Robert F. Boyd, an 1882 graduate of Meharry Medical College.

The new marker was unveiled Tuesday on the college's campus along Dr. D.B. Todd Jr. Boulevard.

Boyd was born enslaved in Giles County, and went on to earn multiple degrees, including two from Meharry Medical College. Later in his career, Boyd returned to Meharry as a professor.

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In 1892, he became the first African American nominated to run for mayor of Nashville, the marker says. In 1900, he went on to found Mercy Hospital on South Cherry Street for Meharry students to practice medicine. • (WKRN) • (WKRN) • (WKRN) • (WKRN)

Meharry's executive library director Sandra Parham

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