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statutes.bsky.social
New slavery trial reports: Alfred v. Fitzjames, 1799, a claim for back wages.

Espinasse's probably dodgy account, and a contemporary newspaper's version:

statutes.org.uk/site/slavery...

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October 8, 2026 at 9:22 AM
anterotesis.bsky.social
Launched today:

The Register of British Slave-Traders

"presents biographical data related to each of the known investors in the transatlantic traffic in enslaved African people from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries."

britishslavetraders.org/about-us/

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britishslavetraders.org
September 14, 2026 at 7:15 AM
anterotesis.bsky.social
Guardian explainer on the new Register of British Slave-Traders:

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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What is the Register of British Slave Traders and who does it identify?
Three years of research has uncovered 13,000 people who invested in Britain’s trafficking of enslaved Africans
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2026 at 7:24 AM
statutes.bsky.social
The text of this equivocal act:

statutes.org.uk/site/the-sta...

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histparl.bsky.social History of Parliament @histparl.bsky.social · Aug 28
On this day in 1833, the Slavery Abolition Act received royal assent, abolishing slavery in the British Empire.

Our colleague @joempbaker.bsky.social looked into the specifics of the act, and why it was necessary 26 years after the passing of the 1807 Slave Trade Act.
1833 Slavery Abolition Act: The Long Road to Emancipation in the British West Indies
Today marks the anniversary of the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act receiving royal assent. But why was this bill necessary 26 years after the passing of the 1807
historyofparliament.com
August 28, 2026 at 9:39 AM
bho.bsky.social
British corporation continued trafficking of enslaved Africans to Guyana 40 years after abolition

Letter written in 1847 to Sandbach, Tinne & Co. reveals it engaged in practice after receiving taxpayer-funded compensation

www.theguardian.com/news/2026/au...

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British corporation continued trafficking of enslaved Africans to Guyana 40 years after abolition
Letter written in 1847 to Sandbach, Tinne and Company’s Liverpool office reveals it engaged in practice after receiving taxpayer-funded compensation, book says
www.theguardian.com
August 24, 2026 at 7:59 AM
bho.bsky.social
City of London members' slave trade links revealed

A "leaked" report has revealed that members of the governing body of London's Square Mile were "instrumental" in England's involvement in the transatlantic slave trade.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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City of London 'leaked' report shows links to African slave trade
City of London Corporation research revealed some of its members were involved in the slave trade.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 17, 2026 at 7:42 AM
kimteach87.bsky.social
Hey where are the Criminal fans? I loved this episode. #freedomseekers #criminal #podcasts #marylandhistory #skystorians #histroy #enslavedhistory #historyteachers
#edusky #hiddenhistory

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
The Sale
Podcast Episode · Criminal · 12/06/2024 · 41m
podcasts.apple.com
December 15, 2024 at 5:19 PM
anterotesis.bsky.social
New to me: España Esclavista:

"The main goal of this website ... is to showcase and highlight the many material traces of Spain's slave-holding past that still exist in our towns and cities today."

espanaesclavista.es

(en español, obviamente)

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Inicio - España esclavista
España Esclavista es una herramienta para divulgar los legados materiales del pasado esclavista español y ofrecer recursos e información sobre dicha realidad.
espanaesclavista.es
July 27, 2026 at 8:43 PM
anterotesis.bsky.social
‘These connections are overlooked’: how British companies profited from slavery in Brazil long after abolition

Britons learn about the country’s involvement ‘almost as a self-congratulatory narrative’, says historian Joseph Mulhern

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

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‘These connections are overlooked’: how British companies profited from slavery in Brazil long after abolition
Britons learn about the country’s involvement ‘almost as a self-congratulatory narrative’, says historian Joseph Mulhern
www.theguardian.com
March 17, 2026 at 12:58 PM
anterotesis.bsky.social
New from Bristol Record Society:

Documents on the Bristol Slave Trade
archive.org/details/bris...

Really great to see BRS publish #OpenAccess on @archive.org !

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Documents on the Bristol Slave Trade : Kenneth Morgan : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Kenneth Morgan (ed.), Documents on the Bristol Slave Trade (Bristol Record Society publications, Vol. 80, 2025)A collection of transcribed documents relating...
archive.org
January 20, 2026 at 1:25 PM
anterotesis.bsky.social
Important new #OpenAccess article on how slavery in Britain was ended, and who ended it.

Taken Not Given: The End of Slavery in Britain
by Simon Newman

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Taken Not Given: The End of Slavery in Britain | Law and History Review | Cambridge Core
Taken Not Given: The End of Slavery in Britain
www.cambridge.org
September 27, 2025 at 7:20 AM
anterotesis.bsky.social
Good news: The Runaways database is up and running again.

runaways.gla.ac.uk/database/tab...

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Runaway Slaves in Britain :: Database
runaways.gla.ac.uk
September 9, 2025 at 9:29 AM
anterotesis.bsky.social
Workhouses in England and Wales linked to transatlantic slave trade, study suggests

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

The #OpenAccess paper itself
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
and
orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/17...

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Workhouses in England and Wales linked to transatlantic slave trade, study suggests
Report highlights how British workhouses were funded and supported by those who profited from slave economy
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2025 at 10:45 AM
anterotesis.bsky.social
New research reveals King George IV profited from slavery in Grenada

Experts say finding heightens pressure on the monarchy to confront its historical links to slavery

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

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New research reveals King George IV profited from slavery in Grenada
Experts say finding heightens pressure on the monarchy to confront its historical links to slavery
www.theguardian.com
August 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
anterotesis.bsky.social
New (to me at least) #EnslavedHistory website:

Locating Slavery's Legacies

The Locating Slavery's Legacies database locates and documents these remnants of slavery’s legacies, yielding insight into their influence on American higher education.

locatinglegacies.org/s/hub/page/h...

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Locating Slavery's Legacies Hub · Home · Testing
locatinglegacies.org
July 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
anterotesis.bsky.social
Slavery and Bondage in Asia, 1550–1850
Towards a Global History of Coerced Labour

published #OpenAccess and downloadable from:

www.degruyter.com/document/doi...

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September 15, 2024 at 12:29 PM
anterotesis.bsky.social
St Helena urged to return remains of 325 formerly enslaved people to Africa

British overseas territory may face legal action over alleged failure to honour reburial plan after remains found during airport project

www.theguardian.com/world/2024/m...

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March 27, 2024 at 11:53 AM
anterotesis.bsky.social
Uncovering a mass grave for victims of the Slave Trade:

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

See also:
www.theguardian.com/world/2011/d...

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Experience: I discovered a mass grave under my house
There were many bones. We had no idea how they had got there
www.theguardian.com
March 24, 2024 at 9:32 AM
anterotesis.bsky.social
Another report, with added absurdity:
www.theguardian.com/world/2023/a...
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September 1, 2023 at 4:46 PM
anterotesis.bsky.social
By turns sinister and laughable:

Descendent of enslaver, and inheritor of his wealth, wants to be 'forgotten', so threatens legal action against researcher.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-6664...
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August 31, 2023 at 6:12 AM
edwardsdna.bsky.social
This 19th-Century Diary Written by an Enslaved Maryland Man Is a Crucial Record of His Life and Family History—and the Only One of Its Kind Found in the United States: Adam Francis Plummer’s chronicle is… @SmithsonianMag #EnslavedHistory #AfricanAmerican #Smithsonian #CulturalHeritage #19thCentury
This 19th-Century Diary Written by an Enslaved Maryland Man Is a Crucial Record of His Life and Family History—and the Only One of Its Kind Found in the United States
Adam Francis Plummer’s chronicle is believed to be the country’s sole known example of a multigenerational journal begun by an enslaved person. It’s now on view at the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum
dlvr.it
July 18, 2026 at 7:14 PM
statutes.bsky.social
Not before time:

France overturns law classing people as property – 178 years after it abolished slavery

National assembly votes to repeal Code Noir under which enslaved people were beaten, raped and killed

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

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France overturns law classing people as property – 178 years after it abolished slavery
National assembly votes to repeal Code Noir under which enslaved people were beaten, raped and killed
www.theguardian.com
May 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM
statutes.bsky.social
#OTD 1st August 1834, the act 3 & 4 William 4 c.73, 'for the Abolition of Slavery throughout the British Colonies' came into force, turning the enslaved into apprentices and compensating the slave-owners.

statutes.org.uk/site/the-sta...

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August 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
statutes.bsky.social
This is a great resource: 355 historic statutes on slavery from the Atlantic World, 1661 - 1838.

Laws of Enslavement and Freedom in the Anglo-Atlantic World

slaveryandfreedomlaws.lib.unb.ca

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Home | Laws of Enslavement and Freedom
slaveryandfreedomlaws.lib.unb.ca
March 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
statutes.bsky.social
New issue of #OpenAccess #LegalHistory journal Rechtsgeschichte out:

rg.lhlt.mpg.de/index.php/rg...

Including two interesting articles on #EnslavedHistory

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Rg 32 (2024) | Rechtsgeschichte – Legal History
rg.lhlt.mpg.de
September 17, 2024 at 6:43 AM