Professor Gretchen Gerzina explores the lives of black sailors in the British Navy. Read more
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Sailors
Professor Gretchen Gerzina explores the lives of black sailors in the British Navy.
Olaudah Equiano
Gretchen Gerzina explores the life of Olaudah Equiano, a traveller who bought his freedom.
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Gretchen Gerzina explores the lives of black people in Britain during a time of slavery.
Joseph Knight
Gretchen Gerzina explores the stories of runaway slaves in Scotland.
Dido Belle and Francis Barber
Gretchen Gerzina explores the lives of two black people in high English society.
Mary Prince
Gretchen Gerzina explores the moving story of Mary Prince.
Robert Wedderburn
Gretchen Gerzina discovers the story of a forgotten revolutionary, Robert Wedderburn.
Nathaniel Wells
Gretchen Gerzina discovers the troubling story of Nathaniel Wells, black plantation owner.
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