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Newspaper extract from The Cornwall Chronicle, Jamaica. Advertisement for runaway slaves, two negro men from the Congo in Africa..Scipio..and..Joe.. Dated 9 April 1777.

The language used to describe people of African descent in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries is unacceptable in today’s terms. We cannot avoid using this language in its original context. To change the words would impose 20th century attitudes on history.

Date: 12 April 1777

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