Soon after graduating, he met Dunn-Pleasant’s mother, Sara. Together, they built a house and had three children. A year after Deidra was born, Dr. Dunn was able to build another house next door, and, although segregation denied him access to the American Medical Association, they moved across the way and repurposed the first house as a dedicated clinic. The new doctor’s office became a hub of activity. Dr. Dunn fought for access to polio shots for his patients, tended to the elderly, and, with hospitals often inaccessible for Black women, delivered more than 4,000 babies over his 49-year career, alongside his midwife, Miss King, according to the family.