Slavery and the slavery business have cast a long shadow over British history. In 1833, abolition was heralded as evidence of Britain’s claim to be the modern

A groundbreaking collective biography narrating the history of emancipation through the life stories of women of African descent in the Americas.

The essays in this collection show how histories written in the past, in different political times, dealt with, considered, or avoided and disavowed Britain’s

In this collaborative work, three leading historians explore one of the most significant areas of inquiry in modern historiography--the transition from slavery

When colonial slavery was abolished in 1833 the British government paid £20 million to slave-owners as compensation: the enslaved received nothing. Drawing on