Edward Colston: Slave Trader, Philanthropist, and the Statue That Divided Britain
Edward Colston made his fortune trading enslaved Africans and spent part of it building schools and almshouses in Bristol. For
Category: Slavery & Abolition.
The Royal African Company: The Crown Corporation That Enslaved 100,000 People
The Royal African Company was chartered by Charles II in 1672, with the Duke of York as its governor. It
Frederick Douglass: The British Tour that Bought His Freedom
Escaping slavery in America, Frederick Douglass found in Britain a powerful network of abolitionist support and the funds that would
Why Britain Abolished the Slave Trade: Economics, Religion and Black Resistance
The abolition of Britain’s slave trade in 1807 was the result of a decades-long struggle. But why did it succeed
The Bristol Connection: How the Slave Trade Built a City
Bristol’s prosperity was built on the slave trade. The city’s architecture, its institutions and its very street names bear witness
The Zong Massacre: Horror at Sea and a Turning Point for Abolition
In 1781, the captain of the slave ship Zong ordered 132 enslaved people thrown overboard to their deaths. The case
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