At the Black Lives Matter protest in Holyrood Park, one of the key speeches was made by Sir Geoffrey Palmer. Campaigners rename Glasgow streets linked to slave owners, Joe Biden snaps at 'ugly' Trump hecklers. Sir Geoff Palmer has also been a prolific author and persistent advocate for civil rights in the UK, with his activism spanning decades. He discovered the barley abrasion process whilst a researcher at the Brewing Research Foundation from 1968 to 1977. "You may take street names away but we have difficulty convincing people about the past. He was born in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica but grew up in Allman Town, Kingston before migrating to London to join his mother at the age of 14 to help her by working in a local grocery shop in Islington in 1955. My view is you remove the evidence, you remove the deed," he said. Henry Dundas for example, one of the country's most influential politicians in the 18th and 19th centuries, played a pivotal role in delaying the abolition of slavery - forcing about 630,000 slaves to wait more than a decade for their freedom. © 2020 BBC. Joe Biden snaps at 'ugly' Trump hecklers. Is it because we're guilty about a white policeman with his knee on the neck of a black person?". Sir Geoff Palmer, professor emeritus at Heriot-Watt University, said the move could help educate school pupils and change attitudes against racism. The Sir Geoff Palmer Scholarship Award for Brewing will fund the tuition and course materials for well-recognized practical courses in brewing science and technology. You've got cheap data, how about cheap power too? We are very grateful to all our supporters. Removing it is very tricky because we are altering history.". Edinburgh-born multimedia journalist, and always available for freelance work. 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While protesters in Bristol have toppled a statue of Sir Edward Colston, Sir Geoffrey told the peaceful crowd in Edinburgh today that the statue of Sir Henry Melville Dundas must stay in place. My research work, which was on the science and technology of cha… Sir Geoff Palmer; Scotland and its links with the slavery trade (adapted from an email from Edinburgh Napier University – LHNCC’s webmaster’s main employer) When : Monday, 11 November 2019 from 18:30 to 21:00 (GMT) Trump wall: How much has he actually built? Sir Geoff spoke after anti-racism protestors tore down a statue of a slave trader and threw it into Bristol harbour over the weekend. Read about our approach to external linking. Video, Berlin airport opens... 10 years late. We have already interviewed Sir Geoff about the slave trade in Edinburgh and the fact th… VideoChip wars: The US v China, Striking news pictures from around the world, 'I just wanted to be white' Video'I just wanted to be white'. He explained that it was important to record the history of the slave trade, but use the statue as a way of teaching children about it, and educating them that this must not be part of anyone’s future. Sir Geoff Palmer, professor emeritus at Heriot-Watt University, said the move could help educate school pupils and change attitudes against racism. He said: "If we take something down, in 100 years' time, will they thank us for it? .css-14iz86j-BoldText{font-weight:bold;}Scotland's first black professor has again called for plaques on Scotland's statues to give a truthful account of their links to the slave trade. Scotland's Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf told Good Morning Scotland his view was that abolitionists and anti-racism campaigners should be celebrated through monuments. 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A keen iPhoneographer! He previously called for a plaque under Edinburgh's Melville Monument, which honours slave owner Henry Dundas. They'll want to know why we moved it. My supervisor at Edinburgh University was the great chemist, Sir Edmund Hirst, FRS, FRSE. By 1817, 32% of Jamaican plantations were owned by Scots. Founding Editor of The Edinburgh Reporter. Sir Godfrey, also known as Geoff, is Professor Emeritus in the School of Life Sciences at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland. "I don't want statues to be taken down. Racism is a consequence of the past. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. However he said the question over whether to remove the landmarks that point to a dark past was a decision for councils. Therefore, although my research was carried out at Heriot-Watt, my registration was at Edinburgh University. The Democratic and Republican rivals make ambitious forays into politically challenging territory. 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