William ‘Billy’ Waters was a busker, sailor, immigrant, father, lover, extraordinary talent and a forgotten Black celebrity from Regency London.
Join Suchitra Chatterjee and Mary L. Shannon for an engaging talk exploring the remarkable story of Billy Waters and discovering how small traces in museum collections can lead to exciting new discoveries about Black British history and the history of disability.
This talk forms part of our series of talks for Black History Month – a series of events celebrating 'Honouring our Communities'.
Suitable for visitors aged 12 yrs+
London Museum Docklands
Finding Billy Waters
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William ‘Billy’ Waters was a busker, sailor, immigrant, father, lover, extraordinary talent and a forgotten Black celebrity from Regency London.
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