This looks fascinating—a recently-excavated medieval cemetery at Lichfield that contains 'at least two black people of African descent'… :)https://twitter.com/DoctorK_S/status/880105108343750656 …
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Obvious comparison is w/ Ipswich, where 9 of 150 ppl analysed from cemetery (=6%) appear to be of African descent, spread across 13th–16thC…
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For interest, a 1259 writ of Henry III concerning 'an Ethiopian of the name of Bartholomew' in England.pic.twitter.com/RoFlhrinTI
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I hope Bartholomew found a safe haven and lived a good life. Unlikely, I know. I've read so many of these from antebellum US ...
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Impossible to say :( Perhaps he was able to disappear and enjoy life in somewhere like Ipswich or London?https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/759461922324488193 …
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Uh oh, waiting for the alt-right crazies to lose their heads over this. Shhh.
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