Polly

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Polly is the nickname of Mary Prince, a West Indian woman whose 1831 autobiography was the first account of a Black woman’s life published in Britain and a powerful indictment of slavery.

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Polly canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf autobiography
person
person
alsoKnownAs Polly
author Mary Prince
Polly
continentOfOrigin Caribbean
countryOfBirth Bermuda
countryOfPublication United Kingdom
dateOfBirth circa 1788
dateOfDeath after 1833
enslavedStatus formerly enslaved person
ethnicity Black
ethnicOrigin West Indian
gender female
language English
legalInvolvement subject of libel actions related to her narrative
livedIn Antigua
Bermuda
London
linked to: London, England

Turks and Caicos Islands
movement British abolitionist movement
name Polly
nicknameOf Mary Prince
notability author of a powerful indictment of slavery
first published account of a Black woman’s life in Britain
notableWork The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave, Related by Herself
occupation abolitionist
abolitionist
autobiographer
writer
placeOfBirth Brackish-Pond, Devonshire Parish, Bermuda
placeOfDeath United Kingdom (probable)
linked to: United Kingdom
placeOfPublication London
linked to: London, England
publicationYear 1831
religion Moravian Church
spouse Daniel James
subject abolitionism
slavery
workedWith Thomas Pringle

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Mary hasVariant Polly
Mary hasDiminutive Polly
Mary Prince alsoKnownAs Polly
subject linked to: Polly
The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave, Related by Herself author Polly
subject linked to: Polly
Mary (Polly) Prince nickname Polly
subject linked to: Mary