Mary Prince (1788-1833) was a Bermudian woman, born into slavery in Bermuda. The published story of her slavery was the first account of the life of a black woman to be published in England and the book had a galvanizing effect on the anti-slavery movement.Mary Prince (1788-1833) was a Bermudian woman, born into slavery in ...

A reading list of books related to the ongoing Black presence in Britain, Slavery, colonialism and black Settlement in the U.K The list is by no means exhaustive! Books about Black British History Staying Power-The History of Black people in Britain by Peter Fryer (Pluto Press 1984) Black England-Life before Emancipation by Gretchen Gerzina (John Murray,1995) Black Settlers in Britain 1555-1958 by ...

It was during the War of Independence in the colony of America that Britain gained herself these unlikely allies. Black loyalists fought for Britain against the American colonists. Free blacks were joined by thousands of slaves who had been promised freedom and land by Britain if they joined in this battle. The idea of British ...

Joseph Chatoyer - The National Hero of St Vincent:  by Veronica Williams. St Vincent and the Grenadines an island in the Caribbean is without doubt one of the most beautiful islands in the Caribbean.  Like most of the islands in the Caribbean it was colonised by Europeans, namely the French and British for a period of ...

The programme at Nottingham Contemporary this autumn With its focus on Haiti and a number of international speakers, art exhibition, films etc - http://nottinghamcontemporary.org/events/whaton - Some highlights are:  Kafou: Haiti, Art and Vodou (20 October - 6 January) http://nottinghamcontemporary.org/art/kafou-haiti-art-and-vodou Film: Bitter Cane (30 October)  http://nottinghamcontemporary.org/event/bitter-cane David Scott on The Theory of Haiti (13 November) http://nottinghamcontemporary.org/event/theory-haiti   Film: Aristide and the Endless Revolution (20 November) http://nottinghamcontemporary.org/event/aristide-endless-revolution   Conference: 1804 and its afterlives ...

“Let the Press of England Blaze with Antislavery Indignation!” Frederick Douglass in Britain 1845-1847 Rising to the podium with applause ringing in his ears, Frederick Douglass addressed a large crowd of over three thousand in Paisley, 1846. He urged the people of Scotland to denounce American slavery and to reject all contact with slaveholders. Britain had ...

BLACK HISTORY MONTH To mark Black History Month, The Africa Channel will be broadcasting some specially selected documentaries to inform, commemorate, inspire and raise debate. The UK Premiere of the intriguing five part series follows the life of Nelson Mandela, and uses his biography to tell a much broader story about the politics of struggle and reconciliation in ...

Despite some 25 years of researching I have never managed to figure out how to file bits and pieces of interesting but ‘unconnected’ information. So, searching for something else, I came across my notes from this truly remarkable letter from Thomas Clarkson, in the collection of his papers at Wisbeach Museum. The letter, addressed to ...

Robert Wedderburn was born in Jamaica in 1762. His father was White Scottish, and his mother a slave. His family life was not one that involved a loving home. His father sold his mother to Lady Douglass, whilst she was pregnant with Robert. He did stipulate that when the child was born, he should be ...

Dear Friends, I hope you will be interested in an event that is taking place in two weeks time, on Tuesday 8th November at the Institute of Education in the University of London. The general picture of Black British history in our schools and universities is still very bleak. There are only two universities where we know ...

The National Portrait Gallery houses a unique collection of all forms of portraiture of the people who have made or who are currently contributing to British history and culture. With more than 1.8 million visitors each year, the Gallery is one of the country’s most important and popular galleries. Faith, Slavery and Identity Programme Internship Fixed-term for ...

(NEW BEDFORD, Mass.)  — It took nearly two hundred years but New Bedford now has a lasting tribute to Captain Paul Cuffe in the form of a park, dedicated today in his honor at the southern foot of historic Johnny Cake Hill. Paul Cuffe (1759-1817) was the free-born son of an African father and a Native ...