DIDOPELIZABETH BELLE, illegitimate mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral, inspired BELLE. Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord Mansfield and his wife, Belle's pedigree provides her certain benefits, but her skin color prohibits her from fully partaking in her social standing's customs. En route to ending slavery in England, Belle falls for an idealistic young vicar's son.
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DIDOPELIZABETH BELLE, illegitimate mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral, inspired BELLE. Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord Mansfield and his wife, Belle's pedigree provides her certain benefits, but her skin color prohibits her from fully partaking in her social standing's customs. En route to ending slavery in England, Belle falls for an idealistic young vicar's son.
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