Job Ben Solomon
- Episode aired Jan 14, 2022
![Black History in Two Minutes (or so) (2019)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYmVmYTFhZGMtYjU5Ni00NmJhLWFiYjEtMTllNTg0OWU5N2M4XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNzkyNzU5NTI@._V1_QL75_UX190_CR0,1,190,281_.jpg)
In 1730, Job Ben Solomon - a Senegalese man and active slave trader - was captured during an excursion in the Gambian River region. Once stateside, he was imprisoned for attempting to escape... Read allIn 1730, Job Ben Solomon - a Senegalese man and active slave trader - was captured during an excursion in the Gambian River region. Once stateside, he was imprisoned for attempting to escape from Maryland. After writing a letter to his family back home, it was intercepted by a pr... Read allIn 1730, Job Ben Solomon - a Senegalese man and active slave trader - was captured during an excursion in the Gambian River region. Once stateside, he was imprisoned for attempting to escape from Maryland. After writing a letter to his family back home, it was intercepted by a prominent US figure, James Oglethorpe, who arranged Job's freedom and sent him to London. Fr... Read all