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NAMES
TO REMEMBER
JOHN EDMONSTONE
One of Darwin's teachers at Edinburgh University. His methods of taxidermy helped Darwin's research into evolution.
ANDREW WATSON
1st black international football player for Scotland 1881 - 1883.
IGNATIUS SANCHO
1st black man to cast a vote in Britain.
GEOFF PALMER
1st black professor in Scotland in 1989.
MARY PRINCE
was an abolitionist and the first black woman to publish her life story. (From Heritage Calling).
HENRIETTA LACKS
Her cells were the first immortal human cells ever grown in culture. They were essential to developing the polio vaccine. ... Many scientific landmarks since then have used her cells, including cloning, gene mapping and in vitro fertilization.
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