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An illustration of enslaved people carrying tools. They are set against a landscape of palm trees.

From the Archive: Researching the Lives of Enslaved People

This article is part of an ongoing project to amplify other voices present in British Online Archives’ collections, particularly in archives relating to British colonial rule. Please note: some of these sources contain racist or offensive terms.Over four centuries, an... Read more →

Dr Mary Wills

Published 7th March, 2024

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Antique Engraving of Victorian England Victorian, 1840. People walk through the square with bundles.

Licensed to access Liverpool Through Time: From Slavery to the Industrial Revolution, 1766–1900

1766 1900

Licensed to access Liverpool Shipping Records: Imports and Exports, 1820–1900

1820 1860

Enslaved people cutting down sugar cane.

Licensed to access Antigua, Slavery, and Emancipation in the Records of a Sugar Plantation, 1689–1907

1689 1907

A painting of the 1840 convention of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society which was established to promote worldwide abolition. An elderly Thomas Clarkson is stood with his finger pointing in the air as he addresses a meeting of over 500 delegates.

Licensed to access Slavery Through Time: from Enslavers to Abolitionists, 1675–1865

1675 1865