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William Gregson: The British Slave Trader Whose Voyages Claimed Over 9,000 Enslaved African Lives

In 18th-century Liverpool, the docks bustled with ships and merchants chasing wealth, but much of that fortune was built on the lives and suffering of thousands of enslaved Africans who were treated as mere cargo. One of the men...

Julien Fédon: The Man Who Led Grenada’s Bloodiest Rebellion Against Slavery and Vanished

In March 1795, a violent rebellion erupted in Grenada, marking one of the most significant uprisings against British colonial rule in the Caribbean. At the center of the revolt was Julien Fédon, a free biracial French-speaking planter inspired by...

George Whitefield: The English Preacher Who Funded His Orphanage by Enslaving Africans on His Plantation

George Whitefield is remembered as one of the most influential preachers of the 18th century. A co-founder of Methodism alongside John and Charles Wesley and a major force in the First Great Awakening, Whitefield’s legacy is often told as...

Alexander Falconbridge: The Slave Ship Surgeon Who Turned Against Slavery

In the 1780s, Alexander Falconbridge, a British surgeon, made several voyages aboard slave ships along the West African coast. Initially employed to care for the crew and captives, Falconbridge later turned into one of the most effective voices against...

Slave Compensation Act of 1837: How Britain Paid Millions to Slave Owners After Abolition While Freed Slaves Got Nothing

In 1834, when the British Empire officially abolished slavery, the government organized what would become one of the largest transfers of wealth to private individuals in history. Yet, none of this money went to the people who had endured...

“Slaves, Obey Your Masters”: How the Church Used the Bible to Break the Spirit of Enslaved Africans and Instill Docility

In the brutal world of slavery, where whips tore skin and families were auctioned, and bred like cattle, the most powerful weapon wasn’t always the lash, it was the Bible. Through sermons, laws, and redacted scripture, Christianity which was...

Cesar Picton: The Enslaved African Who Defied the Odds to Become a Wealthy British Businessman

Cesar Picton was a formerly enslaved African child, taken from Senegambia in West Africa and gifted to a British politician. He rose to become a wealthy coal merchant and property owner in 18th- and 19th-century England, defying the odds...

George Case: The Slave-Trading Mayor Whose Crew Drowned 130 Enslaved Africans for an Insurance Payout

George Case was a British slave trader, businessman, and politician who played a key role in Liverpool’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade. He was responsible for at least 109 slave voyages, transporting thousands of enslaved Africans to the...

Thomas Thistlewood: The Serial Rapist Who Documented All of His Crimes Against His Slaves in a Diary

Thomas Thistlewood was an English slave owner, planter, and diarist who spent most of his life in colonial Jamaica. Known for his extreme brutality, Thistlewood thoroughly documented his life in a 14,000-page diary, detailing the horrific abuse he inflicted...
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Barsirian Arap Manyei: The Kenyan Leader Detained for 42 Years for Resisting British Colonial Rule

Barsirian Arap Manyei was a Nandi leader who spent 42 years in detention under British rule, making him Kenya’s...