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Small, Gifted and Black

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The slave trade was not only about the sale of human beings; they were given away too. These "gifts" were often very young because small, black pageboys were prized as fashion accessories in the stately homes of 17th- and 18th-century England. Michelle Williams tells the remarkable story of some of these boys and what happened When they grew up. ProducerHeatherForrester

Source: Radio Times

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