Black History Features

The Slave Hunt” depicts soldiers from Sokoto raiding a village to capture slaves. [Harper’s Weekly (Sept. 12, 1857), p. 581]

The Slave Hunt – Capture and Captives

For three and a half centuries, European slavers carried African captives across the Atlantic in slave ships originating…


Slaves for Sale in New Orleans in April 1861. In urban New Orleans, some slaves were skilled servants, drivers, and cooks for the well to do. April 1861.

Economics and the Slave Trade

The number of European and American merchants, shipbuilders, and investors directly involved in the transatlantic slave trade over…


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Black History Month

2025 LISTINGS

Bromley Thursday 3 April

Teaching Information Event

Join us for an informal chat about the different routes into teaching and the pathways available to gain Qualified Teacher Status…

Manchester Saturday 5 April

The George Michael Singers: 2025 Live

The ultimate celebration of George Michael‘s music, brought to you by the singers who performed and recorded with him…

Cardiff Tuesday 8th April

The George Michael Singers

The ultimate celebration of George Michael’s music, brought to you by the singers who performed and recorded with…

Thomas Clarkson, ‘Cabinet of Freedom’, Anti-slave trade campaign chest, 1787—8. Reproduced and used with the permission of the Trustees of the Wisbech and Fenland Museum
Cambridge Thursday 10 April

The Rebel From Wisbech

In this lunchtime lecture, join Sarah Coleman – former Articles for Change Project Curator at Wisbech & Fenland…

Northampton Friday 11 April

The Real Thing

The Real Thing, with original vocalists Chris Amoo & Dave Smith, are on tour promoting their first new album…