The iniquity of slavery

Joining us on the day were students from the Chorister School, Framwellgate School, Hermitage School, Parkside School, Ryton Comprehensive and Walbottle Campus. We were also assisted on the day by Durham Cathedral and their Education Service, members of the Sundance Group, representatives from the Changing Perspectives project, and staff from Tyne and Wear Museums and Stockton Museums.

On 13th July, over 270 students from schools across the North East congregated on Palace Green to take part in a project organised by Durham University Library to commemorate the bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade. The focus of the project was to recreate the iconic image of the slave ship Brookes but we also wanted to highlight other aspects of the subject such as African culture and the role of museums in the study of slavery. We were also very keen to reflect on how the study of slavery can inform our lives today.

You can find out more about what happened on the day by looking at the following pages.

We would like to thank the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Research and Economic Development Support Service of Durham University for funding this project.