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July 19, 1970
John Marshall Robinson died in Little Rock (Pulaski County). Robinson was a prominent physician, civic leader, and co-founder and president of the Arkansas Negro Democratic Association (ANDA). As a physician, Robinson performed pioneering medical surgery and was involved with a number of medical institutions and organizations in Little Rock. As a politician, Robinson was the main voice in the state demanding equal black participation in the Arkansas Democratic Party between 1928 and 1952. In 1953, he was one of the first black doctors admitted to the integrated Pulaski County Medical Society. Robinson was a member of the National Medical Association and had articles published in the National Medical Journal. He is buried at Fraternal Cemetery in Little Rock.