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    John Ocansey

    5/5Caryl Phillips reflects on young African John Ocansey exercising his freedom in Liverpool.

    Mary Prince and Sally Hemings

    4/5Author Anne Bailey reflects on two remarkable women, Mary Prince and Sally Hemings.

    Sarah Forbes Bonetta

    3/5David Olusoga on the life of a girl sold into slavery and gifted to Queen Victoria.

    Isaac

    2/5Daina Ramey Berry reflects on Isaac, whose life ended in a final act of defiance.

    Philip Quaque

    1/5Caryl Phillips reflects on the life of African priest Philip Quaque.