A statue has been unveiled of Jack Leslie; the first black footballer to be selected to play for England, in 1925. His father was Jamaican. He did not play after officials found out he was Black. It took another 50 years before a Black player was allowed to play for England.
Yasuke was the world’s first Black samurai.
When a 6-foot-tall African slave landed in Japan, he stuck out like a sore thumb. People lost all modesty and nearly caused a stampede trying to get a closer look. Such a sight was so foreign in Kyoto.
A THREAD!
A reminder that colonial history haunts Jamaica. Today's Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre in Downtown Kingston was a trading center for enslaved Africans. And the St Catherine Adult Correctional Centre was a holding area for enslaved Africans.