A contemporary critic described Ignatius Sancho as "what is very uncommon for men of his complexion, A man of letters." A London shopkeeper, former butler, and descendant of slaves, Sancho was the first author of African descent to have his correspondence published. He was...
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Born a slave, Ignatius Sancho (c.1729-80) became one of the most influential free Africans of his century. Largely self-taught, he was the first black Briton known to have voted in parliamentary elections and to be given an obituary in the British press. He corresponded with...
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""Letters Of The Late Ignatius Sancho, An African: To Which Are Prefixed, Memoirs Of His Life"" is a collection of letters written by Ignatius Sancho, a former slave who became a prominent writer and composer in 18th-century England. The book includes a detailed account of Sancho's...
""Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, an African: To Which Are Prefixed, Memoirs of His Life"" is a book written by Ignatius Sancho and published in 1803. The book is a collection of letters written by Sancho, an African slave who was born on a slave ship and later became a...
Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, an African: To Which Are Prefixed, Memoirs of His Life is a book written by Ignatius Sancho in 1803. The book is a collection of letters written by Sancho, a former slave, to his friends and acquaintances. The letters are a testament to Sancho's...