Bloomsbury in Camden in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
Mary Prince
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, February 27, 2026
1. Mary Prince Marker
Mary Prince
1788-1833
Abolitionist and Author
lived in a house near this site
1829
Erected 2007 by Nubian Jak Community Trust, London Borough of Camden.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1829.
Location. 51° 31.239′ N, 0° 7.735′ W. Marker is in Camden, England, in Greater London. It is in Bloomsbury. It is on Malet Street just north of Montague Place, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Senate House Building Malet Street, Camden, England WC1B 5DP, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Greater South East. Globally, it is in the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Edward Westermarck (within shouting distance of this marker); James Robinson (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Lady Ottoline Morrell (about 90 meters away); Frances Trollope (about 90 meters away); Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett (about 90 meters away); Henry Cavendish (about 90 meters away); Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (about 120 meters away); Robert Aickman (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.
Also see . . .
this page online
Mary Prince (c. 1 October 1788 after 1833) was the first black woman to publish an autobiography of her experience as a slave, born in the colony of Bermuda to an enslaved family of African descent. After being sold a number of times and being moved around the Caribbean, she was brought to England as a servant in 1828, and later left her enslaver.(Submitted on March 2, 2026.)
Prince was illiterate, but while she was living in London she dictated her life story to Susanna Strickland, a young lady living in the home of Thomas Pringle, secretary of the Society for the Mitigation and Gradual Abolition of Slavery Throughout the British Dominions (aka Anti-Slavery Society, 18231838). Strickland wrote down her slave narrative which was published as The History of Mary Prince in 1831, the first account of the life of a Black enslaved woman to be published in the United Kingdom. This first-hand description of the brutalities of enslavement, published at a time when slavery was still legal in Bermuda and British Caribbean colonies, had a galvanising effect on the British anti-slavery movement. It was reprinted twice in its first year.
2. The Story of Mary Prince | The Abolition of Slavery (Youtube, 7:16). (Submitted on March 2, 2026.)
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Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, February 27, 2026
2. Mary Prince Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here mounted to the side of the Senate House. It is the fourth plaque erected by the Nubian Jak Community Trust.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 34 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 2, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
