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This blue commemorative plaque records: Francis Barber c.1742 -1801 One of Britain's first Black schoolmasters; for many years the friend and servant of Samuel Johnson, who made him his heir. Lived on Stowe Street 1786 - 93 and was an elected local official Recorded plaque organisation: Lichfield City Council.
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