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William Sessarakoo: the Royal African
One man’s journey from African prince through slavery into London high society
Rights & Activism
Rights & Activism
Ottobah Cugoano: A powerful critic of slavery
Cugoano shared his own experience of enslavement to try and end it for good
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Art & Design
10 historical maps of London
Picking a route through the beautiful, intriguing and unusual maps in our collection
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The Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, southwest view as it appeared in 1804 (engraving)
Unwin, Phillips, G.W.
1830-1850
