The plaque on the wall outside this charming cottage reads..... Pilot James Darrell was an extraordinary Bermudan and mariner who spent much of his life as a slave. At age 47, Pilot Darrell was granted his freedom in recognition of his skill navigating the Royal Navy flagship HMS Resolution through the Narrows Channel in 1795.Pilot Darrell was one of Bermuda's first King's Pilots and the first known black person to own property on the Island. This house was passed onto his wife and children, and was restored and is still owned by his direct descendents. Here in St. George's, Pilot Darrell belonged to the Island's largest free black community and fought for the rights of free blacks and slaves.
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