Plaque erected on 20 November 2020 by English Heritage at Schomberg House, 80-82 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5HF, City of Westminster
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October 9, 2020
PHILLIS WHEATLEY: BRITISH LIBRARY ENTRY
Abolitionists, for their part, also supported Wheatley as they did other African writers, arguing that by their literary merit and Christian witness they were living proof of the slave trade’s immorality.
Encyclopaedia Africana I
October 9, 2020
IGNATIUS SANCHO: BRITISH LIBRARY ENTRY (EXTRACT)
Despite his high-society associations, his ownership of property and his right to vote, Sancho was always aware of his African heritage.
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October 9, 2020
OTTOBAH CUGOANO: BRITISH LIBRARY ENTRY
It was the first book written by an African to demand the total abolition of the slave trade. It was also the first to press for reparations to African nations impacted by large-scale human trafficking.
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October 9, 2020
OLAUDAH EQUIANO: BRITISH LIBRARY ENTRY
He was baptised at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster, in February 1759.