Historical Marker
Dr. Meta L. Christy (1895–1968)
Historical marker location:
727 Grand Avenue, Las Vegas, New Mexico
( UNM Law School, Pamela Minzer Court of Appeals Sculpture Garden)
Meta L. Christy, DO, is recognized by the American Osteopathic Association as the first black osteopath. Dr. Christy graduated in 1921 from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine as its first black graduate. The College gives an annual award in her name. She established her lifelong private practice with quiet dignity when there were no women physicians or osteopaths in local hospitals and few blacks in Las Vegas.