1⃣ McCormack Charles Farrell Easmon (1890-1972) was born in Accra, Ghana. 🇬🇭
He later studied at St Mary’s Hospital Medical School, as well as at LSHTM.
Easmon faced much racial discrimination but still thrived in #PublicHealth.
Thread 👇 #BlackHistoryMonth #GlobalHealth
He later studied at St Mary’s Hospital Medical School, as well as at LSHTM.
Easmon faced much racial discrimination but still thrived in #PublicHealth.
Thread 👇 #BlackHistoryMonth #GlobalHealth
2⃣ McCormack applied to the West Africa Medical Staff, which segregated doctors into ‘colonial service’ for Europeans & ‘local service’ for Africans.
He was rejected twice from the Medical Services
due to his race & instead took a role considered subordinate in Sierra Leone.
He was rejected twice from the Medical Services
due to his race & instead took a role considered subordinate in Sierra Leone.
3⃣ In 1914, he served with the British Army as a medical officer in Cameroon, again facing racial discrimination in his career progression, and campaigned tirelessly against it
He returned to England and his studies, before continuing his medical career in Sierra Leone. 🇸🇱
He returned to England and his studies, before continuing his medical career in Sierra Leone. 🇸🇱
4⃣Easmon retired in 1945 but remained active; he was the first director of Sierra Leone National Bank & the first curator of the Sierra Leone Museum, which he founded in 1957.
In 1954, he was awarded an OBE in recognition of his medical service. 🏅
In 1954, he was awarded an OBE in recognition of his medical service. 🏅
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