18th century slave commemorated in Nottingham

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An 18th century slave who became Nottingham's first black entrepreneur is being commemorated with a blue plaque. It’s believed to be the first plaque in the city erected to a person of African descent. It's after a project was set up to raise awareness of the life of George Africanus by Belong Nottingham, a community development charity. In this extract BBC Radio Nottingham's Reya El-Salahi speaks to Norma Gregory from the group to find out more...