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Pauli Murray

Born Anna Pauline Murray in Baltimore, Maryland, on November 20, 1910, Murray was the granddaughter of a slave and the great-granddaughter of a slave owner. She was the fourth of six children born to Agnes Murray (née

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Dark Testament

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Poetry Trivia

Question:

What poet, grandfather to the most famous biologist of the nineteenth century, was known in his day for writing biological treatises in verse?

Answer

Erasmus Darwin. His Temple of Nature details the scientific discoveries of his age in heroic couplets. His grandson Charles Darwin wrote The Origins of the Species .

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