Julius Soubise-Aristocrat
From Slave to Aristocrat: The Remarkable Story of Julius Soubise In the glittering parlours of 18th-century London, amidst powdered wigs
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The Slave Trade
Collection of Articles about the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and its impact on Europe, Africa and the Americas. We welcome original contributed articles.
Olaudah Equiano-Abolitionist
Original article 14 Oct 2017 – Updated 04 March 2020 Who was Olaudah Equiano? Olaudah Equiano, later to be known
Read moreThe Graves of Slaves
& Other Black People in 18th Century Britain Slave Graves can still be found in Britain. It is now widely
Read morePublications on Slavery
Publications on Slavery: A4 Monographs: Cost between £1 & £6: Courtesy of Marika Sherwood & Nigel Pocock Vol. I
Read moreMary Prince A Slave
Mary Prince, A Slave: Mary Prince (1788-1833) was a Bermudian woman, born into slavery in Bermuda. The published story of
Read moreTeaching Slavery in Schools
Tonight I read an article about how a teacher used hands-on, unorthodox methods to teach Slavery in Schools I used
Read moreThomas Clarkson – Compensation for Slavery
Despite some 25 years of researching I have never managed to figure out how to file bits and pieces of
Read moreThe Slave Trade – James Walvin
When I was asked to review “The Slave Trade” By James Walvin, It was with some trepidation because I had read many
Read moreCatholic Negro Slaves in 18th C. England – J.A Hilton
A few eighteenth-century English Catholics, particularly in Lancashire and especially in Liverpool, were involved in the Atlantic slave trade. As
Read moreOttobah Cugoano – Abolitionist
Ottobah Cugoano was born around 1757 in Ghana, he was kidnapped as a slave at around thirteen. He came to
Read moreGranville Sharpe
Sharpe was Possibly the Most Prominent of the Abolitionists and today, is certainly the most celebrated.? Sharp wrote numerous
Read moreSlavery – A Brief Overview
What is unique about slavery in the Atlantic world is both its magnitude (a very large number of slaves) and
Read moreMemorial Plaque dedcated to Olaudah Equiano
About 300 people attended Monday night’s dedication in St, Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, of a memorial plaque to Olaudah Equiano
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