Quobna Ottobah Cugoano
Quobna Ottobah Cugoano was a former enslaved African who became a prominent abolitionist in Britain, known for his powerful writings against the transatlantic slave trade, including the first anti-slavery treatise authored by a formerly enslaved person. His appeals to the British monarchy in the late 18th century highlighted the moral and ethical responsibilities of the royal family in ending slavery.
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Cugoano was a free Black man living in London who wrote to the Prince of Wales urging him to consider the plight of enslaved Africans.
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