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Taking it further
Inspired by the history of England's northern slave past ? Like to learn more about history? The Open University has a range of history courses. Take a look at our selection of courses.
If you're interesting in furthering your interest about organisations or associations relating to slavery and black history, take a look at our list of suggested weblinks.
Antislavery
This website covers the history of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, featuring articles and further links relating to the African slave trade
BBC Black history
This website offers a range of information about music, history and culture through the decades
Black history for schools
This site features some useful educational resources and links relating to Black history
Blacks in Britain
Provides a general timeline of Black people in Britain
Channel 4
Contains an item on archaeological evidence of an early black presence in Britain in a Roman military garrison at Aballava, modern-day Burgh-by-Sands, at the western end of Hadrian's Wall in Cumbria
Liverpool Maritime Museum
This is the site of Liverpool Maritime Museum's Gallery 'Transatlantic Slavery: Against Human Dignity', which gives a general overview of transatlantic slavery through texts and images
Mersey - Gateway
Following the named 'Slave Trade' link, this site features local aspects of the slave trade including documents relating to the Lancaster trade (easily accessed via 'search' facility)
National Archives
This website features an online exhibition covering Black and Asian history in Britain from 1500 to 1850, which comprises history text plus a selection of records from the National and other archives
National Gallery
This webiste presents different ways in which black people have been represented in National Gallery paintings
National Maritime Museum
The 'Slavery' link on this site leads to sections on 'The Slave Trade', 'Trade with the Americas', 'Abolition', 'Trade with Colonial Africa' which feature objects from the National Maritime Museum's collections
for images of the slave trade and slave life in the Americas
The First Black Britons
This BBC website has a six-page page article entitled The First Black Britons by Sukhdev Sandhu
The Rum Story
This website features information on Whitehaven's Jefferson family and The Rum Story of slave trading and rum
Slave life in the Americas
Provides images of slave life in the Americas
Content last updated: 21/09/2006
