Abolitionism Quiz
How many enslaved Africans are estimated to have been forcibly transported to the Americas between the 16th and 19th centuries?
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This week: Thomas Clarkson
Almost half a century before the ownership of slaves was finally outlawed across most of the British empire, a devout young student at St John’s College, Cambridge, entered an essay competition and won first prize. That 1785 essay – entitled…
From West Africa to Wisbech: analysing 18th-century textiles in Thomas Clarkson’s campaign chest
Cutting-edge analysis of 18th-century West African textiles collected by the abolitionist campaigner Thomas Clarkson has shed vivid light on their manufacture, make-up, and where they may have been made. Sarah Coleman, Margarita Gleba, and Malika Kraamer explain what has been revealed so far.
War comes to Kansas: ‘Vengeance is in my heart, and death in my hand’
Atrocities were mercifully few in America’s most bloody war. But the exceptions were grim. Frederick Chiaventone recalls the Lawrence Massacre.