Angeli Sowani
Unknown African Soldier , 2022
Acrylic on gesso board
20 x 20 cm
7 7/8 x 7 7/8 in
7 7/8 x 7 7/8 in
one of about 600,000 Africans who fought for Britain in WW2, British Colonies Military. Black Africans fought for Britain across their own continent as well as in Asia and the...
one of about 600,000 Africans who fought for Britain in WW2, British Colonies Military. Black Africans fought for Britain across their own continent as well as in Asia and the Middle East. Although their services seem largely forgotten now, the mobilization of this huge army of men from Britain’s colonies triggered the largest single movement of African men overseas since the slave trade (Guardian newspaper)