William Wilberforce

William Wilberforce

male, deceased (1833) (Houston, Texas, United States)
William Wilberforce (24 August 1759 - 29 July 1833) was a British politician, philanthropist, and abolitionist who led the parliamentary campaign...
John Brown

John Brown

male, deceased (1803)
John Brown (1736-1803) was an American merchant and statesman from Providence, Rhode Island and founder of Brown University. Born in Providence,...
Thomas Clarkson

Thomas Clarkson

male, deceased (1846)
Thomas Clarkson (28 March 1760 - 26 September 1846), abolitionist, was born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, and became a leading campaigner...
George Mason

George Mason

male, deceased (1792)
George Mason IV (December 11, 1725 - October 7, 1792) was a United States patriot, statesman, and delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional...
John Hawkins

John Hawkins

male, deceased (1595)
Admiral Sir John Hawkins (also spelled as John Hawkyns) (Plymouth 1532 - November 12 1595) was an English shipbuilder, naval administrator and...

George

male
George or Joss, born Doo a Makongo or Doo a Mukonga, was a king of the Duala people in the late 18th century. Doo a Makongo was the son of Makongo...
Wilberforce House

Wilberforce House

male
Wilberforce House is the birth place of William Wilberforce, the famous abolitionist, and is located in High Street, Kingston upon Hull, England....

Tony Martin

male, 67 years old
Tony Martin (born 1942) was an American professor of Africana Studies at Wellesley College. A lecturer and prolific author of scholarly articles...
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...
Caryl Phillips

Caryl Phillips

male, 51 years old
Caryl Phillips (born 13 March 1958) is a British writer with a Caribbean background, best known as a novelist. He is now professor at Yale...