BBC Radio 4 to Feature Dr. Foy this Thursday

On October 6th, as part of BBC Radio 4’s program “Britain’s Black Past,” Dr. Charles Foy will be featured in its episode “Sailors.” During the broadcast Dr. Foy will utilize his Black Mariner Database to illustrate how in the 18th century the Royal Navy was both a ‘taxi service to freedom’ for runaway slaves and how black sailors were always in danger of being kidnapped and sold into slavery.

The broadcast will be available online shortly after its transmission athttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07yvszg/broadcasts/upcoming.