John Simkin Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 The only known oil painting of the 19th century woman voted the greatest black Briton has just been found during a car boot sale in Burford. The painting of Mary Seacole can be found here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Simkin Posted January 15, 2005 Author Share Posted January 15, 2005 In 2004 Mary Seacole was voted the top black Briton of all time. However, as her biographer, Jane Robinson, has pointed out. Seacole would have loved the idea of being considered a Briton (she was born in Jamaica). However, she hated the idea of being classed as a black person. Her father was a white Scottish army officer (her mother was black). The most she would admit to was being “yellow”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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