Transatlantic Slave Trade Study Abroad Day Two
While watching the movie Belle in preparation for this trip. I was intrigued by the fact that I saw a black male in one of the court house scenes. No one could really explain to me who this man was. He is only on the screen for a few seconds so really many people did not even see this. It was a mystery.
I had thought Dido's situation in the movie was odd, but this black person on the main level of parliament in the 18th century seems equally out of place. Now just two days into the trip I have a better guess of who this man was or who he was representing. While walking the Greenwich Slave Trail we came across this plaque.
Our guide told us that Ignatius Sancho was the first black man allowed to vote in a parliamentary election. I had this "ahhh ha moment" or feeling that the man in the movie was probably representing this man.
It is unknown who the man in the film was supposed to represent, but I like thinking it was Ignatius Sancho. I would like to know for sure, but unless the director tells us I think it will continue to be a mystery. The history of black people in the U.K. continuously seems a bit mysterious, but luckily we keep uncovering more.
I had thought Dido's situation in the movie was odd, but this black person on the main level of parliament in the 18th century seems equally out of place. Now just two days into the trip I have a better guess of who this man was or who he was representing. While walking the Greenwich Slave Trail we came across this plaque.
Our guide told us that Ignatius Sancho was the first black man allowed to vote in a parliamentary election. I had this "ahhh ha moment" or feeling that the man in the movie was probably representing this man.
It is unknown who the man in the film was supposed to represent, but I like thinking it was Ignatius Sancho. I would like to know for sure, but unless the director tells us I think it will continue to be a mystery. The history of black people in the U.K. continuously seems a bit mysterious, but luckily we keep uncovering more.
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