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Equiano and Black Abolitionists
June 27, 2015.2:00 pm-5:00 pm
Saturday 27 June. 2-5pm
Olaudah Equiano, Ottobah Cuguano and Ignatius Sancho were British based African campaigners against the slave trade and slavery in the late 18thC. This afternoon of talks explores their lives and work.
Brycchan Carey: Olaudah Equiano and the Black Abolitionists: An Overview
Arthur Torrington: The Life and Times of Ignatius Sancho
Martin Hoyles. Cugoano Against Slavery
Arthur Torrington. Olaudah Equiano, Haiti and Emancipation
Sean Creighton. Black Soldiers and Sailors in the Wars with France
Tickets: £4/£1 (conc). Matthews Yard, Off Surrey Street, Croydon.