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Join social and economic historian Dr Michael Bennett as he discusses Britain’s role in the slave trade. This session will give you an insight into what it's like to study History at university, as well as chance to ask questions about the lecture and quiz our panel of current students. at University of Sheffield

History Taster Session - "An Introduction to the British Transatlantic Slave Trade, 1640-1807"

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Join social and economic historian Dr Michael Bennett as he discusses Britain’s role in the slave trade. This session will give you an insight into what it's like to study History at university, as well as chance to ask questions about the lecture and quiz our panel of current students.
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28th November 2024
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The transatlantic slave trade is the largest forced migration in human history. Britain was the pre-eminent slave trading nation of the eighteenth century. From 1640 to 1807, British vessels trafficked 3.2 million captive Africans across the Atlantic to work in the plantation economies of North America and the Caribbean. This taster lecture will provide an introduction to key themes associated with the system of slavery and its abolition within the British empire. 

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28th November 2024
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