Though a more accurate title would be 'What George saw in London, just before the Victorians changed everything'.
So interesting. I really want to know about the ship now too.
I know! I am going to ask my Instagram folk later in the week and will let you know if I get any interesting answers.
Had a quick dig and wondering if he might have had an act similar to Joseph Johnson, described here: https://romantic-circles.org/gallery/joseph-johnson-black-joe-n4-chandos-street-covent-garden and in a BBC programme I haven’t had a chance to listen to yet: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000nbrl
This is an excellent article, also about the black people in London at the time. Thank you. I will also try and listen to the BBC programme. I am sure this sailor man is the same as Joseph. Perhaps there was a whole fleet of them!
So interesting. I really want to know about the ship now too.
I know! I am going to ask my Instagram folk later in the week and will let you know if I get any interesting answers.
Had a quick dig and wondering if he might have had an act similar to Joseph Johnson, described here: https://romantic-circles.org/gallery/joseph-johnson-black-joe-n4-chandos-street-covent-garden and in a BBC programme I haven’t had a chance to listen to yet: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000nbrl
This is an excellent article, also about the black people in London at the time. Thank you. I will also try and listen to the BBC programme. I am sure this sailor man is the same as Joseph. Perhaps there was a whole fleet of them!