Date:10th of April 1821
Description:This burial record from the register of St. Martin’s Church, Birmingham, serves as evidence of one of the city's early black performers, a musician called Levi Baldwin. The only information we have about Baldwin, apart from the fact that he died on 10th April 1821, is that he lived in Little Wharf Street and was "a man of colour" who was born in North America in around 1770.
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Donor ref:Birmingham City Archives: DRO 34/12 (14/1022)
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