On the road to abolition

6. Nelson's Column Trafalgar Square - the black mariner

On the base of the south side of Nelson’s Column is a relief representation of Nelson’s last moments at the battle of Trafalgar, 1805. Standing to the left of the image is a black crewman holding a musket and scanning the rigging of the French ship for snipers.

6. Nelson's Column

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