International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade -links to academic resources

We must not forget even at this time the victims of the slavery trade. Read the UN declaration and associated documents.

UCL Legacies of slave owning in Britain database
it shows how widespread the trade was not just large landowners.
At the core of the completed project is this online Encyclopaedia of British Slave-ownership containing information about (1) every slave-owner in the British Caribbean, Mauritius or the Cape at the moment of abolition in 1833; lists of estates all the slave-owners, attorneys, mortgagees and legatees for the estates between 1763 and 1833. Entries for individuals include information about the activities, affiliations and legacies of these men and women,

The Trans-Atlantic and Intra-American slave trade databases is an international project which offers detailed background information on the trade and slave voyages. It has timelines and 3d maps.


For information on Britain and the abolition.

The UK Parliament site has some primary resource documents

The National Archives has educational resources it has a good lesson with original documents and links
as well as more detailed research guides and digitised documents

The British Library learning website also has some original anti-slavery materials from the 19th century

The Remembering slavery and mapping project archive is also worth exploring it took place in 2007 and includes activities and resources from museums in the North East. Anti-Slavery.org which hosts the site includes materials relating to modern day slavery.