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GO IT ALONE: JAMAICA & TRINIDAD & TOBAGO’S INDEPENDENCE

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Fifty years ago, this summer, Jamaica along with Trinidad & Tobago became the first Caribbean countries to achieve complete colonial freedom from Britain. In this blog Richard Ward, Assistant Archives Officer, will be focusing on ten factors that greatly defined …

“Disgraceful Traffic”: The Transatlantic Slave Trade Debated in Parliament, February 1805

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This article was written by Miriam Gibson, Archives Assistant (Graduate Trainee). Content warning: This article uses contemporary quotes which contain offensive language and details of the transatlantic slave trade, which some readers may find upsetting.  “The storm is fast gathering; every instant …

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