John Newton

John Newton

male, deceased (1807)
John Newton (July 24, 1725 - December 21, 1807) was an Anglican clergyman who had, at one time, been a slaveship master. He is best known as the...
John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones

male, deceased (1792)
John Paul Jones (July 6, 1747-July 18, 1792) was America's first well-known naval hero in the American Revolutionary War. John Paul Jones was born...
Ignatius Sancho

Ignatius Sancho

male, deceased (1780)
Ignatius Sancho (c. 1729-December 14 1780) was a composer, actor, and writer. He is the first known Afro-Briton to vote in a British election. He...

Luke Collingwood

male, deceased (1781)
Captain Luke Collingwood (died 1781) was captain of the slave ship the "Zong". He was a doctor aboard his previous slave ship and not experienced...

Joseph Cinqué

male, deceased (1879)
Sengbe Pieh, later known as Joseph Cinqué, was a West African man of the Mende tribe who was the most prominent defendant in the "Amistad" case, i...
Madison Washington

Madison Washington

male
Madison Washington was the instigator of a slave revolt onboard the Brig "Creole". This slave ship was transporting Washington, the ship's slave...
William Fly

William Fly

male, deceased (1726)
Captain William Fly (d. July 12, 1726) was an English pirate who raided New England shipping until he was captured by some of the crew of a seized...

Gilbert Moses

male, deceased (1995)
Gilbert Moses (August 20 1942 - April 15 1995) was an American stage, screen, and television director. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Moses was the...

George Lowther

male, deceased (1723)
George Lowther was an 18th century English pirate who, although little is known of his life, was active in the Caribbean and Atlantic. Not much is...
Donald Defreeze

Donald Defreeze

male, deceased (1974)
Donald David DeFreeze, also known as Cinque Mtume, was the leader of the Symbionese Liberation Army, an American revolutionary group operating in...