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By Jasmine Browley ·Updated June 4, 2022
Did you know that a Black young man introduced vanilla to the world in the 1800s? I didn’t either.
Edmond Albius, a 12-year-old enslaved boy discovered the rostellum, the lid that prevents self fertilization in many orchid plants, including vanilla, and how to foster fertilization. He shared his technique with slaves at other plantations that led to developing the island of Réunion as one
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