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Showing posts with label Slavery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Slavery. Show all posts
Saturday, 12 July 2014

"Am I Not a Man And a Brother?"

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Josiah Wedgwood (Burslem, Staffordshire, England, 12th July 1730 - Etruria,  Staffordshire,   England, 3rd January 1795) Many years ago be...
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Thursday, 20 February 2014

The Singular Life of "Mad Jack" Fuller

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John Fuller (AKA Mad Jack Fuller, Honest John Fuller; North Stoneham, Hampshire,  England,   20th February 1757 – London,  England,   11th A...
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Friday, 29 November 2013

The Zong Massacre

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Today our tale is a tragic one, a dark chapter in the story of Britain's nautical heritage. When I sat down to tell the story of the dro...
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Thursday, 19 September 2013

From Queen Caroline to Cannes: Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux

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Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (Edinburgh, Scotland, 19th September 1778 – Cannes, France, 7th May 1868) Henry Broug...
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Saturday, 7 September 2013

Abolition, Faith and Education: Hannah More

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Hannah More (Fishponds, Bristol, England, 2nd February 1745 – Clifton, Bristol,  England, 7th September 1833) Hannah More by Henry Wil...
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Friday, 6 September 2013

Fanny Wright and the Nashoba Commune

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Fanny Wright (Frances Wright; Dundee, Scotland, 6th September 1795 – Cincinnati, Ohio, America, 13th December 1852) After our tale of dy...
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Friday, 12 July 2013

Josiah Wedgwood, Queen's Potter

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Josiah Wedgwood (Burslem,  Staffordshire,   England, 12th July 1730 - Etruria,  Staffordshire,   England, 3rd January 1795) Josiah Wedg...
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