Ignatius Sancho (c.1729–1780) was a British abolitionist, writer, composer, and businessman. He was born on a slave ship, orphaned at a young age, and brought to England. After enduring servitude, he was educated under the Duke of Montagu’s patronage. Drawing on this education, Sancho later ran a shop and established himself as a man of letters. He went on to become the second known Black Briton to vote in a general election. His published correspondence, Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, an African (1782), marked the first such collection by a Black writer in Britain. Through intellect, artistry, and civic participation, Sancho emerged as a symbol of African humanity and a powerful voice in Britain’s emerging abolitionist movement.

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