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Mary Seacole Statue in front of St. Thomas Hospital in London
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Mary Seacole Statue in London, England

United Kingdom

By Contested Histories Initiative

The 2016 statue commemorating Mary Seacole at St. Thomas Hospital in London is the first statue in the United Kingdom dedicated to a named black woman. Mary Seacole is remembered for her involvement as a nurse in the Crimean War. However, some argue that her figure has been mythologised and… Read More