Thomas Fuller: The Human Calculator

Have you heard of Thomas Fuller? Born on the contient of Africa around 1710, Thomas Fuller is best known for his extraordinary mathematical abilities!

Although he was enslaved as a young man and trafficked to the USA, during his lifetime, anti-slavery campaigners used Thomas' example to demonstrate that black people were not 'intellectually inferior' to white people.

Hear his incredible story in this 60 second video!

Presented by Fayida Jailler (Instagram: @freedomismineofficial)

Illustrations and editing by: Jimena Isabel Merchán & Gaby Torres. Find them on Instagram at: @jimenaimm and @marygabygt

Music: Optimistic by Eric Godlow

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CORRECTION: Thomas Fuller was born in West Africa

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He was from Benin. Benin is in West-Africa, NOT North-Africa.

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He's from West Africa not Northern Africa.

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Born in West Africa with an African name ( GIBOR) captured and shipped to America shamefully without a future verdict of his life.

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A shame that he had to call that man “Master”

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Não existe superioridade branca e nem preta, devemos respeitar as diferenças de cada indivíduo, e além disso, somos todos humanos.