Today& #39;s #GoogleDoodle marks the beginning of #BlackHistoryMonth https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">. We& #39;re celebrating Ignatius Sancho, the British writer, composer and abolitionist, who was the first known person of African descent to vote in a UK general election.

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📚" title="Bücher" aria-label="Emoji: Bücher">After being forced into slavery as a child, Sancho escaped and worked as a Butler for many years at Montagu House in Blackheath #GreenwichPark. Here, he made use of the private library and taught himself music, poetry & writing. Learn more → http://goo.gle/ignatius-sancho ">https://goo.gle/ignatius-...

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎼" title="Partitur" aria-label="Emoji: Partitur">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✍️" title="Schreibende Hand" aria-label="Emoji: Schreibende Hand">Sancho became a highly skilled and widely respected writer and composer. His musical compositions and eloquent calls for the abolition of slavery were both widely published. Learn more → http://goo.gle/ignatius-sancho ">https://goo.gle/ignatius-...

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎨" title="Farbpalette" aria-label="Emoji: Farbpalette"> Today’s #GoogleDoodle was illustrated by @KingsleyNebechi who wants his artwork to “pay homage to [Sancho’s] contributions and become a tool to re-introduce his great work to a new generation”.

Take a look at some of the early artistic concepts → http://goo.gle/ignatius-sancho ">https://goo.gle/ignatius-...