The aim of the Black and Asian Studies Association is to foster research and to disseminate information on the history of Black peoples in Britain.
www.blackandasianstudies.org
For more than 200 years Britain was at the heart of a lucrative transatlantic trade in millions of enslaved Africans. But by 1807 the practice had been banned. How did this happen?
www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/abolition/
To commemorate the bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade, museums, galleries, libraries and archives across the North East are running a year of events and activities.
www.rememberingslavery.org.uk/
Understanding Slavery is a free resource for teachers and educators planning lessons on the subject for young people at key stage 3 and 4
www.understandingslavery.com/
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A portal for events in and around Hull, home of abolitionist William Wilberforce, plus teaching resources
www.wilberforce2007.co.uk/
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