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Bristol slave trade
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Bristol, a port city in the South West of England, on the banks of the River Avon, has been an important location for maritime trade for centuries.
Statue of slave trader Edward Colston, formerly in The Centre, Bristol, erected in 1895, toppled in 2020
Statue of slave trader Edward Colston, formerly in The Centre, Bristol, erected in 1895, toppled in 2020
Stowage of a British slave ship, Brookes (1788)
Stowage of a British slave ship, Brookes (1788)
The Southwell frigate, a Bristol slaver
The Southwell frigate, a Bristol slaver
"Am I not a woman and a sister?" antislavery medallion from the late 18th century
"Am I not a woman and a sister?" antislavery medallion from the late 18th century
Atlantic slave trade
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The Atlantic slave trade or transatlantic slave trade involved the transportation by slave traders of enslaved African people to the Americas. This trade was operated by slave ships from both Europe a
Bristol slave trade
…time of Anglo-Saxon England, Bristol was the principal port for the export of English slaves to Ireland. Bristol was the leading English port in the transatlantic slave trade in the 17th and 18th centuries. It has been estimated that Bristol merchants traded over 500,000 enslaved African people. Before the Norman conquest…
Reproduction of a handbill advertising a slave auction in Charleston, British Province of South Carolina, in 1769
Reproduction of a handbill advertising a slave auction in Charleston, British Province of South Carolina, in 1769
Portuguese mariners used caravel ships and traveled south along the West African coast and colonised Cape Verde in 1462.
Portuguese mariners used caravel ships and traveled south along the West African coast and colonised Cape Verde in 1462.
Noah curses Ham by Gustave Doré – the curse of Ham was used as a justification to enslave Africans.
Noah curses Ham by Gustave Doré – the curse of Ham was used as a justification to enslave Africans.
Elmina Castle in the Guinea coast, present-day Ghana, was built in 1482 by Portuguese traders. Its primary purpose was trading in gold, but when the o
Elmina Castle in the Guinea coast, present-day Ghana, was built in 1482 by Portuguese traders. Its primary purpose was trading in gold, but when the outward slave trade from the Gold Coast began, it was used in the slave trade. The Gold Coast was a late entrant to the outward slave trade (though there was an inward trade to supply workers in the gold mines).