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'Samuel Jackman Prescod' (1806 – 1871), son of a slave mother and white father, championed the cause of freedom, justice, and equality.
Prescod became the first non-white member of Barbados's Parliament in 1843. He also helped found the Liberal Party, whose following included small landowners, businessmen, and mulatto and black clerks.
A Barbadian tertiary educational facility is named the Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic in his honor.
Biography on Barbadian Government Website
Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic