![]() ![]() ![]() Stanley glances up at Ndugu who casts his eyes downward while serving Stanley a cup of tea. Ndugu, who was born in Africa in 1865 and died in 1877, is standing barefoot, bare-chested, and only wearing a blanket tied about his waist. The photograph was part of an exhibit titled “Black Chronicles: Photographic Portraits from 1862 to 1948.” It showed Welsh-American explorer and journalist Stanley sitting cross-legged and dressed in a suit, pith helmet, and tall boots. When author, psychotherapist, and speaker Lola Jaye viewed a photograph of Sir Henry Morton Stanley and Ndugu M’Hali at the National Portrait Gallery in London, she was inspired to write about Ndugu, which led to the novel The Attic Child (William Morrow, 2022). The Attic Child by Lola Jaye: Shedding Light on Little-Known History ![]()
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