It\'s finally time for Charles Ignatius Sancho to tell his story, one that begins on a slave ship in the Atlantic and ends at the very center of London life.
But I survived, and indeed, you might say I did more..
So how does the same Charles Ignatius Sancho meet the king, write and play highly acclaimed music, become the first Black person to vote in Britain, and lead the fight to end slavery? Through every moment of this rich, exuberant tale, Sancho forges ahead to see how much he can achieve in one short life: I had little right to live, born on a slave ship where my parents both died.
Sancho is desperate and utterly alone.
Charles Ignatius Sancho must dodge slave catchers and worse, and his main ally--a kindly duke who taught him to write--is dying.
A lush and immersive tale of adventure, artistry, romance, and freedom set in eighteenth-century England and based on a true story It\'s 1746 and Georgian London is not a safe place for a young Black man. . . .
It\'s finally time for Charles Ignatius Sancho to tell his story, one that begins on a slave ship in the Atlantic and ends at the very center of London life
