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to create a new artwork in commemoration of
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until he was purchased in 1772 by
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On 20 August 2023, St James's Church, Piccadilly, dedicated a new plaque to honour the 250th anniversary of
Cugoano's baptism there in 1773, the only recorded date in his life. St James's additionally commissioned Trinidad-based artist
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of all enslaved people. It argues that an enslaved person's duty is to escape from slavery, and that force should be used to prevent further enslavement. The work was sent to prominent
British political figures such as
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