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Visit this section to explore online resources and collections that reveal more about the abolition campaign

Wilberforce 2007

Wilberforce 2007

A portal for events in and around Hull, home of abolitionist William Wilberforce, plus teaching resources

www.wilberforce2007.co.uk/

Slaves' Stories

Slaves' Stories

Site aimed at schoolchildren following four enslaved Africans on the Middle Passage

www.diduknow.info/slavery/

The National Archives: Commemorating the Bicentenary of the Abolition of the British Slave Trade, 1807

The National Archives: Commemorating the Bicentenary of the Abolition of the British Slave Trade, 1807

Extensive website combining a range of mini-sites, resources, educational content and links to other sites.

www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/slavery/

Freedom

Freedom

Key stage 3 history resource from the National Maritime Museum, inviting students to use the museum's online collections of pictures and artefacts relating to slavery to curate their own online exhibition.

www.nmm.ac.uk/freedom/

African Survival and Creativity

African Survival and Creativity

A site featuring responses to the slave trade from creative Londoners of African heritage.

www.kuumba-survivors.com

BBC History Abolition of the Slave Trade 1807

BBC History Abolition of the Slave Trade 1807

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/

Remembering Slavery 2007

Remembering Slavery 2007

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/

Black History 4 Schools

Black History 4 Schools

Articles, weblinks and blog on UK Black History, especially aimed at schools.

www.blackhistory4schools.com

Breaking the Silence

Breaking the Silence

Educational website from Antislavery International about the transatlantic slave trade with downloadable lesson plans.

old.antislavery.org/breakingthesilence/

Port Cities - Bristol and Transatlantic Slavery

Port Cities - Bristol and Transatlantic Slavery

This site looks at the city of Bristol's part in the transatlantic slave trade

www.discoveringbristol.org.uk/subIndex.php?sit_id=1

Black And Asian Studies Association

Black And Asian Studies Association

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

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