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The notorious Black Billy ‘at home’ to a London street party.
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| The notorious Black Billy ‘at home’ to a London street party. |
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| © National Maritime Museum, London |
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| Repro ID: E9905 |
| Description: In the 17th and 18th centuries, thousands of free and enslaved Africans found themselves in Britain, either as result of working at sea or as a consequence of being compelled to move with their masters. Once in Britain, many ran away from their masters. A number earned a living in London as minstrels and street entertainers. Runways lived in fear of being captured by their former masters and forced back to the plantations. |
| Creator: Sutherland; after S. Alken; Thomas Kelly |
| Date: March 1823 |
| Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London, Michael Graham-Stewart slavery collection | |
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