The First Black Slave Society: Britain's Barbarity Time in Barbados, 1636-1876, Paperback - Hilary MCD Beckles

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At the age of 19, scared and illiterate, James Pennington escaped from slavery in 1827 and soon became one of the leading voices against slavery pr...

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On 16 March 1807, the British Parliament passed The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act, abolishing the practise throughout the Empire. The following ...

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The Barbados Community College Experience establishes the genesis of the college and the ongoing impact of globalization and educational borrowing....

The epic story of the forgotten black regiments of the regular British Army

By 1808, both Britain and the United States had passed laws outlawing the transatlantic slave trade. Yet the trade covertly carried on. In the summ...

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A wide-ranging collection of essays from a celebrated master of the form.Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Teju ColeNumber of pa...

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