Alan Turing (1912-1954)
A war hero and a victim of prejudice Alan Turing Blue Plaque Alan Mathison Turing was born in 1912 in a nursing home in Maida Vale, west London close to…
Ottabah Cuguano plaque, St. James's Piccadilly 2023
Ottobah Cugoano (c1757 – c1791)
Ottobah Cugoano also known as Quobna Ottobah Cugoano, was an ex enslaved person who became free. He was captured at the age of 13 in what is now Ghana, transported…
Ignatius Sancho (c.1729 – 1780)
Abolitionist, writer and composer. Born on a slave ship, Ignatius was originally enslaved by the Spanish. At the age of 2 he was given by his owner to 3 sisters…