African abolitionist in England (c.1757–after 1791)
Ottobah Cugoano
Cugoano, 1784 by Richard Cosway
Born
c.1757 (1757)
Ajumako, West Africa
Died
c.1791 (aged 33–34)
Other names
John Stuart Quobna Ottobah Cugoano
Occupation(s)
Abolitionist and political activist
Notable work
Thoughts and Sentiments on the Evil and Wicked Traffic of the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species (1787)
Ottobah Cugoano (c. 1757 – after 1791), also known as John Stuart, was an abolitionist, political activist, and natural rights philosopher[1][2] from West Africa who was active in Great Britain in the latter half of the 18th century.
Captured in the Gold Coast and sold into slavery at the age of 13, he was shipped to Grenada in the West Indies. In 1772, he was purchased by a merchant who took him to England, where Cugoano learned to read and write, and was freed. Later working for artists Richard and Maria Cosway, Cugoano became acquainted with several British political and cultural figures. He joined the Sons of Africa, a group of African abolitionists in Britain.
^Bogues, Anthony (2003). Black Heretics, Black Prophets: Radical Political Intellectuals. New York: Routledge. pp. 25–46.
^Dahl, Adam (21 November 2019). "Creolizing Natural Liberty: Transnational Obligation in the Thought of Ottobah Cugoano". The Journal of Politics. 82 (3): 908–920. doi:10.1086/707400. ISSN 0022-3816. S2CID 212865739.
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