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Beatrix Potter

Beatrix Potter’s famous tales are rooted in stories told by enslaved Africans – but she was very quiet about their origins

Maverick Life

Beatrix Potter’s famous tales are rooted in stories told by enslaved Africans – but she was very quiet about their origins

By Emily Zobel Marshall