Tag: slavery
Matilda McCrear – the hidden story of the last transatlantic slave trade survivor
Johnny Crear, from Selma, Alabama, had no idea of his Grandmother Matilda’s history until her story was uncovered by Dr Hannah Durkin.
New insights into the transatlantic slave trade on African ancestry in the Americas
The Transatlantic Slave Trade transported more than 9 million Africans to the Americas between the early 16th and the mid-19th centuries.
New exhibition exposes modern slavery in London
The Museum of London has launched a new exhibition to highlight the plight and realities of forced labour and slavery in London.