The Neglected History of Black Mariners

The history of the Black Mariners and service people in the United Kingdom and they were called the "Black Greenwich Pensioners". Black Greenwich Pensioner John Simmonds who had the portrait made in Mansfield Market after the Trafalgar Medal in 1848.  In 1803, Simmonds was pressed into service on the HMS Revolutionnarie which was a common practice where men were forced into the service of the Royal Navy. This is just once case of a "Black Mariner", which shows how important the history of these "Black Mariners" are.