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Reasonable Blackman
Silk weaver in 16th-century London
Reasonable Blackman was a silk weaver of African origin who lived in Southwark, London, in the late 16th century. He was among the earliest African people to live in Britain and worked as an independent business owner.
Reasonable Blackman is read about 293 times a day, in 2 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 8 November 2026
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He may have come to London via the Netherlands, which had a tiny African population at the time from Spanish and Portuguese colonies and also a significant trade in silk.