Introduction

Until just 200 years ago Britain was still profiting from the sale of human beings.  read more »

Africa

Africa Before the Transatlantic Slave Trade  read more »

The slave trade

The Slave Trade

The Start of the British Slave Trade  read more »

Anti slavery

Resistance to Slavery in AfricaHawkins’s second voyage in 1564 was attacked by Africans.  read more »

Walsall trade goods for Africa

Early Walsall Trades

Owing to the local availability of lime, surface coalmines and iron ore, Walsall’s principal industry since the 15th century had been metalworkin  read more »

Early Walsall

1. Thomas Newton and Family  read more »

Legacy of Slavery

Heritage: Who Do You Think You Are?

Black people whose families come from the Caribbean have a fractured heritage.  read more »

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