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Week four – Slavery and abolition

Week four – Slavery and abolition

In week four of our HistoryExtra Academy Regency course, Dr Lizzie Rogers explores the late 18th-century campaign to end the trade in enslaved people

Published: August 20, 2024 at 11:43 AM

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In her week four mini-lecture for the HistoryExtra Academy Regency course, Dr Lizzie Rogers explores the late 18th-century campaign to end the trade in enslaved people
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The children who fought for the abolition of slavery. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

They boycotted sugar, signed petitions and played abolitionist board games. Ryan Hanley and Kathryn Gleadle explore the roles of the young people who fought against the slave trade in Georgian Britain, and consider whether these ‘juvenile abolitionists’ were just doing what they were told by the elders or making a stand on their own right
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Did George III support the slave trade?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

It was during the reign of George III that abolitionism began to be a major social movement, leading to the abolition of the slave trade in 1807. But what do we know about the king's views on slavery? Professor Trevor Burnard considers the evidence
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African American abolitionists in Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Hannah-Rose Murray describes how African American abolitionists toured Britain in the 19th century
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David Olusoga on the extraordinary story of Olaudah Equiano. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Olaudah Equiano’s dramatic biography of his perilous journey from slavery to freedom added a powerful black voice to the burgeoning abolition movement. David Olusoga reflects on his extraordinary story
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The Haitian Revolution: the enslaved Africans who rose up against France. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

From 1791–1804, the Caribbean isle of Hispaniola burned and convulsed as enslaved Africans rose up in rebellion after rebellion – finally emerging as independent Haiti. Hakim Adi examines how the first successful revolution of enslaved people came to pass
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9 key places connected to the abolition of the British slave trade. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Charlotte Hodgman spoke to James Walvin about nine places related to the campaign to end a cruel but highly profitable trade in humans...
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The Zong Massacre: what the dark episode meant for the British slave trade and abolition

In late 1781, the crew of the slave ship Zong, facing a shortage of water, threw overboard much of their ‘cargo’. The massacre of 133 African people and resulting law case – not for murder, but insurance – focuses attention to the treatment of enslaved people and, as James Walvin explores, reminds us that while Britain played a key role in abolition, its role in the global slave trade should not be forgotten…
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Week four – Slavery and abolition

The Zong Massacre: what the dark episode meant for the British slave trade and abolition