Caribbean History articles
25th March 2007 marked the Bicentenary the 1807 Abolition of the Slave Trade Act. 25 March 2007 will mark 200 years since the 1807 Abolition of the Slave Trade Act, which outlawed the slave trade throughout the British Empire. Slavery had been abolished by law, but it would take many years to take full effect […]
Commemorating Granville Sharp Granville Sharp, the man recognised in his day as the father of the British anti-slavery movement, will be remembered in readings at the service. Sharp, who lived in Fulham and whose tomb is in All Saints churchyard, has been overshadowed in the public mind by William Wilberforce, the MP who pushed the […]
Black Heroes in the Hall of Fame returned to the Hackney Empire On March 6th, the internationally acclaimed stage musical, Black Heroes in the Hall of Fame, returned to the Hackney Empire. This spectacular production, is a moving and dramatic tribute to over 5,000 years of Black history, and highlights the contributions and achievements made […]
Chasing Freedom is part of the major programme of events being held nationwide. Chasing Freedom is a special exhibition and accompanying programme of learning and community events to commemorate the Bicentenary of the Parliamentary Abolition of the Slave Trade at the Royal Naval Museum, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. The exhibition tells the unique story of the […]
March of the Abolitionists, White People walk in Yokes and Chains to Apologise for Slavery White people will walk in yokes and chains from Hull to London from Thursday 1 March to Saturday 24 March, as part of an apology for the Transatlantic slave trade. They will be accompanied by Africans and descendants of enslaved […]