By Dominique LANCASTRE
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Dangerous Freedom tells the story of Elizabeth Dido Belle, known historically as Dido Belle. She was born into slavery in 1761 in Pensacola, Florida, to an enslaved African woman, known as Maria Belle. Her father was 24-year-old Sir John Lindsay, the nephew of Lord Mansfield, Chief Justice of England. Lindsay returned to London in 1765 with his young daughter, Dido Belle, and Maria Belle. He arranges for his daughter to live with his uncle and aunt, Lord and Lady Mansfield.
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