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Oct 1, 2018 102 tweets 32 min read
Black people in science (especially those linked to Britain) are rarely spoken about.

For the entirety of October, we're going to be talking about notable Black people in science, tech and more.

#BlackHistoryMonth Day 1 - Francis Williams

Francis was a scholar born in Jamaica ~1700. He was educated in England and became a well-known public figure in Jamaica and England - a rare example of a black person granted the education reserved for white people

(source: @royalsociety/@V_and_A)