June 29, 1864: From Slave Ship to Bishop's Throne

Stolen as a boy and chained aboard a slave ship, Samuel Ajayi Crowther was freed by the Royal Navy and rose to be consecrated the first African bishop of the Anglican Communion at Canterbury Cathedral. A story of providence turning evil into a Bible in the Yoruba tongue. | A Gospel Briefing production.

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