Francis Barber

Francis Barber Editorial

Francis Barber: Sailor, Secretary, And Samuel Johnson’s Unlikely Heir

Society was shocked when Samuel Johnson died and left a tidy sum of money to Francis Barber—not because Barber was undeserving, but because he was black.
November 19, 2019 Veronica Litt


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