Francis Barber & Mr Foote’s Other Leg
Dr. Samuel Johnson’s Jamaican manservant and heir, Francis Barber, has been gaining attention over the past year. In…
Francis Barber
Francis Barber: Biography, Celebrity, Obscurity by Michael Bundock
Francis Barber lived a remarkable life. As far as we know he was born a slave on a…
Remember Slavery
‘If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong.’ – Abraham Lincoln Since 2007, 25 March has marked the International…