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Francis Williams ( c. 1690 – c. 1770) was a Jamaican scholar and poet who was one of the most notable free black people in Jamaica. Born in Kingston, Jamaica into a slaveholding family, Williams subsequently travelled to England where he officially became a British subject.
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Learn about Francis Williams, the first black student to attend Cambridge University, who fought against racism and slavery through poetry and education. Explore his life story, his achievements and his legacy in this family-friendly resource.
Learn about the life and legacy of Francis Williams, a free, educated Black man who challenged slavery in 18th-century Jamaica. See his portrait by an unknown artist, acquired by the V&A in 1928, and explore its historical and scientific mysteries.
Biography: Francis Williams (about 1690–1762) Francis Williams is the first known black writer in the British Empire. Much of what is known about him is recorded in The History of Jamaica (1774), a racist publication by Edward Long (1734–1813). Long was a British colonial administrator in Jamaica and a vocal advocate of slavery, who owned ...
Francis Williams was christened on December 26, 1697 in Spanish Town’s (then Jamaica’s capital) St. Catherine parish church. Around 1710, Williams journeyed to Britain for an education. Accounts vary, but he certainly studied law at Lincoln’s Inn, London, beginning in 1721. Williams apparently never finished a law degree and was back in ...
6. Okt. 2019 · Learn about Francis Williams, the first person of African ancestry to graduate from Cambridge University and a prominent figure in Jamaican history. Explore his life, achievements, controversies, and legacy through a portrait and sources.
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