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Britain's first Black teacher honored at Dr Johnson's house
A commemorative plaque has been unveiled at Dr Samuel Johnson's London townhouse to honor Francis Barber, Britain's first known black schoolteacher and former enslaved person from Jamaica. The ceremony marked the launch of a redesigned, more inclusive City of London Blue Plaques Scheme, coinciding with the 150th anniversary of the city's oldest plaque. Barber, who lived at the property from 1752 to 1756 and was supported by Johnson, later became a schoolteacher near Lichfield.
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