{"id":2130,"date":"2012-05-12T17:22:19","date_gmt":"2012-05-12T17:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/?post_type=events&p=2130"},"modified":"2018-05-01T17:44:34","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T17:44:34","slug":"slavery-resistance-rebellion-1","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/events\/slavery-resistance-rebellion-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Slavery: Resistance & Rebellion 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

West Country Slavery (700-1150) – <\/em>Chris Brian<\/h2>\n

Slavery in England is little known about, neither is the fact that in medieval times the West Country had a very high proportion of it’s population enslaved. The talk highlights West Country slavery, including the early establishment of Bristol as a slave trading post. It also explores who was likely to become a slave in medieval England, and asks what were the conditions like for these slaves, compared to other slave cultures.<\/p>\n

Slave Revolts<\/em> – Edson Burton<\/h2>\n

The abolition of the transatlantic slave trade in 1807 has often been conceived as a gift by the British abolitionists to the enslaved Africans. However, the frequency and effectiveness of slave revolts suggest that acts of self liberation were equally important. This paper will argue that revolts and parliamentary abolition have to be seen in tandem.<\/p>\n

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