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Ukawsaw Gronniosaw
18th-century enslaved African man (c. 1705–1775),
Ukawsaw Gronniosaw (c. 1705 – 28 September 1775),[1][a] also known as James Albert, was an enslaved African man who is considered the first published African in Britain.
Gronniosaw is known for his 1772 narrative autobiography A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, an African Prince, as Related by Himself, which was the first slave narrative published in England.
His autobiography recounted his early life in present-day Nigeria, his enslavement, and his eventual emancipation.
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Life
Gronniosaw was born in Bornu (now north-eastern Nigeria) in 1705. He said he was doted on as the grandson of the king of Zaara. At 15, he was kidnapped by a Gold Coast ivory merchant and sold to a Dutch captain for two yards of check cloth.[2] An American bought him in Barbados, took him to New York, and resold him for £50 to "Mr.
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