The American convention for the abolition of slavery, with delegates from around the country, including a discussion on the possibility of the use of free labour in the West Indian colonies, and… Keep reading
Full details of the trail of Rev. John Smith, a preacher in Demerara accused of inciting the enslaved workers to rebel – the evidence against him are his journal entries, that give… Keep reading
Report from Alexander Falconbridge, agent for the sierra Leone company of the progress of the new community set up there, consisting of the black poor, and whites ‘of the lowest sort and… Keep reading
Pinkney argues that the slaves in Maryland should be manumitted, which would ‘attach them to government…they are bound by gratitude, as well as by interest, to seek the welfare of that country… Keep reading
An appeal for the emancipation of African Caribbeans in the British colonies from am moral and economic standpoint, citing the revolution in Haiti as an example of black self determination, and the… Keep reading
A war of words between Thomas Cooper and George Hibbert on the attempt by Hibbert to slander his character and good name – it appears that Cooper gave some evidence in a… Keep reading
A description of types of work, duties, methods of labour, free time, laws that govern the slaves; general treatment; conditions for emancipation: ‘If the mother be three degrees removed from the… Keep reading
An examination of the negative results of the abolition of the slave trade for Britain from a political and economical standpoint and position of Britain as a world power and empire.
One of the earliest tracts condemning slavery: ‘In an account of the European settlements in America, printed in London 1757, the author speaking on this subject says, “The Negroes in our… Keep reading
Sharp’s responses to the supporters of the trade who use the scriptures as justification – he uses the same passages to reject their arguments: ‘The Ethiopians or Negroes received the Christian… Keep reading
Evidence presented in Parliament by the West India planters showing the consequences to the sugar markets if the British American colonies refuse to export certain merchandise to the West Indies, which would… Keep reading
A short play showing an imagined conversation between an Englishman and an enslaved African, who educates the Englishman on the evils of slavery: Cushoo: Ah! Massa buckra, pity poor Negroman… Keep reading
Died, at Westport…Paul Cuffee, a very respectable man of colour…a descendant of Africa he overcame, by native strength of mind and firm adherence to principle, the prejudice with which her descendants are… Keep reading
Progress report of the settlement in Sierra Leone of free Africans and whites, giving a historical account of the colony, the trade, expenditure, cultivation of the land, relationships with the chiefs and… Keep reading
Notice of the transfer of the colony from the company to the Crown, and the appointment of a new governor, details of new treaties made with neighbouring chiefs, progress reports of young… Keep reading
