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Jonathan Strong and Granville Sharp black plaque

Jonathan Strong · Former Slave

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Inscription

“Enslaved youth Jonathan Strong was treated at St Bartholomew’s after being savagely beaten. His ordeal inspired Granville Sharp to campaign against slavery 1765”

Details

St. Bartholomew’s Hospital (inside)

EC1A

BBC History Project

Organisation

People & Places Honored

  • Jonathan Strong

    former slave

  • Granville Sharp

    anti-slavery campaigner

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