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The Man Who Stole Himself Gsli Plsson

The Man Who Stole Himself Gsli Plsson

The Man Who Stole Himself Gsli Plsson

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The life story of Hans Jonathan, Iceland’s first Black citizen. The island nation of Iceland is known for many things?majestic landscapes, volcanic eruptions, distinctive seafood?but racial diversity is not one of them. So the little-known story of Hans Jonathan, a free Black man who lived and raised a family in early nineteenth-century Iceland, is improbable and compelling, the stuff of novels. In The Man Who Stole Himself, Gisli Palsson lays out the story of Hans Jonathan (also known as Hans Jnatan) in stunning detail. Born into slavery in St. Croix in 1784, Hans was taken as a slave to Denmark, where he eventually enlisted in the navy and fought on behalf of the country in the 1801 Battle of Copenhagen. After the war, he declared himself a free man, believing that he was due freedom not only because of his patriotic service, but because while slavery remained legal in the colonies, it was outlawed in Denmark itse

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