Seymour Mclean will stand in history as one of the great Rastafarian campainer, whose life work was to liberate the books and religious artifacts looted by the British at the battle of Magdala. According to Henry M. Stanley, the loot included an infinite variety of gold, and silver and brass crosses, as well as heaps of parchment royally illuminated. Fifteen elephants and almost two hundred mules were required to bear the loot to the nearby Dalanta Plain for auction. Richard Holmes, then Assistant in the British Museums Department of Manuscripts, purchased 350 manuscripts and various solid goods, such as the crown of the Abun (Head of the Ethiopian Church).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Magdala . RIP Semour the work continues. Victor Romero Evans plays Seymour Mclean in The book liberator youtu.be/eo8pES0dp7E
Posted on: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 19:32:28 +0000
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