St James's Church, Piccadilly, is home to a new plaque marking the baptism of Quobna Ottobah Cugoano.
Cugoano's baptism at St James's Church is the only verified date and place in his storyA central London church is dedicating a plaque to a "largely forgotten figure" in black British history on Sunday.
Cugoano, who was one of the most prominent abolitionists of the time, was baptised at the church, said the Diocese of London.Image source,To mark the anniversary of Cugoano's baptism the year after he was freed from slavery, an artwork will also be installed in the entrance of the church in September.
"Having the opportunity to be part of the legacy of Ottobah Cugoano is truly significant and meaningful," Mr Lovelace said. In his 1787 book "Thoughts and Sentiments on the Evil of Slavery", he described being trafficked at 13 to work on a plantation in Grenada, before gaining his freedom in 1772.
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