tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post5042877731879538375..comments2024-03-25T13:09:43.054-05:00Comments on Charlotte's Library: A Different Day, A Different Destiny by Annette Laing for Timeslip TuesdayCharlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-12173752168942464922010-01-07T08:55:08.096-05:002010-01-07T08:55:08.096-05:00Sorry for the confusion--I meant the Abolitionist ...Sorry for the confusion--I meant the Abolitionist movement in the US, and have clarified that in the post.<br /><br />And thanks very much for the compliment!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-66742270272285323172010-01-06T19:33:42.903-05:002010-01-06T19:33:42.903-05:00Charlotte - the boy must have been Georgian (or te...Charlotte - the boy must have been Georgian (or technically a what? a Williamian? there were about 4 Georges, a William and Victoria I think ...) because Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837 and Abolition in the UK was 1833. But it would still be pretty unusual to be a black man in 19th C. england (not unheard of ... but unusual).<br /><br />Still - absolutely love your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com