Sir Geoff Palmer: Grain Science, Education and Scotland’s Public Memory
Sir Geoff Palmer combined a career in grain science with campaigns for racial equality and a fuller account of Scotland’s links to slavery. His story follows…
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Gladys West: Mathematics, Opportunity and the Work Behind Satellite Navigation
Read the article: Gladys West: Mathematics, Opportunity and the Work Behind Satellite NavigationGladys West built a career in mathematics and computing at a US Navy laboratory. Her work with satellite measurements helped improve models of the Earth, while…
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David Pitt: the doctor who connected health, housing and racial equality
Read the article: David Pitt: the doctor who connected health, housing and racial equalityFrom Grenada and Edinburgh to a surgery in North Gower Street, David Pitt brought medical experience into public life. His campaigns, council service and work in…
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Caribbean Nurses and the Building of the NHS
Read the article: Caribbean Nurses and the Building of the NHSCaribbean nurses helped staff an expanding health service while building professional lives of their own. Their history includes training institutions in the Caribbean, demanding hospital apprenticeships,…
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James McCune Smith: A Medical Education in Glasgow
Read the article: James McCune Smith: A Medical Education in GlasgowJames McCune Smith came to Glasgow after racial barriers closed American colleges to him. His education produced more than a medical qualification: in hospital wards, published…
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John Alcindor: A Doctor’s Work in Paddington and Beyond
Read the article: John Alcindor: A Doctor’s Work in Paddington and BeyondJohn Alcindor treated patients in Paddington, volunteered with the Red Cross during the First World War and helped organise Black political life in London. His career…
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Harold Moody: Medicine and the Work of Equality
Read the article: Harold Moody: Medicine and the Work of EqualityHarold Moody built a medical practice in Peckham after racial discrimination blocked hospital employment. From his surgery and family home, he also helped organise the League…
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John Edmonstone: a skilled trade in Edinburgh
Read the article: John Edmonstone: a skilled trade in EdinburghJohn Edmonstone prepared animals for an Edinburgh museum and taught Charles Darwin to preserve birds. His work connects the history of enslavement in Demerara with the…