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Simon P. Newman

is the emeritus Sir Denis Brogan Professor of History at the University of Glasgow, and an honorary fellow at the Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is the author of Freedom Seekers: Escaping from Slavery in Restoration London (2022).
Othello: what’s in a name?
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Othello: what’s in a name?

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Simon Newman examines the use of the name “Othello” given to enslaved people on both sides of the Atlantic.

“Run away”: a life in 78 words
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“Run away”: a life in 78 words

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A guest post by Simon Newman His name was Quoshey , an Akan day name that tells us he was quite likely born on a Sunday on the Gold Coast of West Africa. But on Christmas Day 1700 Quashey was…