page_title: Hans Jonatan
hierarchical_section_title: Hans Jonatan
caption_attribution_description: English: Title: Ruins of an old sugar mill and plantation house, vicinity of Christiansted, Saint Croix, Virgin Islands
context_page_description: Hans Jonatan was the subject of an important test case in Danish law on slavery. Fleeing to Iceland, he became one of the first people of African descent to live in Iceland. Later, he became the subject of a groundbreaking DNA study.
context_section_description: Hans Jonatan (1784–1827; also known as Hans Jonathan) was the subject of an important test case in Danish law on slavery. Fleeing to Iceland, he became one of the first people of African descent to live in Iceland. Later, he became the subject of a groundbreaking DNA study.
caption: Ruins of an old sugar mill, with a plantation house in the background, Frederiksted 1941.
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