Ukawsaw Gronniosaw

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Ukawsaw Gronniosaw (born c. 1710/1714, died after 1772) was a freed slave and autobiographer.

Gronniosaw was probably born in Bornu (now north-eastern Nigeria). His A Narrative of the Most remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, an African Prince was the first Slave narrative in the English language. Published in 1772 it gives a vivid account of Gronniosaw's life, from his capture in Africa through slavery to a life of poverty in Colchester and Kidderminster. He was attracted to this last town because it was at one time the home of Richard Baxter, a seventeenth century Calvinist minister whom Gronniosaw much admired.

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