Enslavement and resistance

The history of transatlantic slavery, and the resistance that brought an end to a cruel and violent system

The Afterlives of Slaving Vessels

Learn more about the afterlives of slaving vessels with Caird Research Fellow Dr Richard Anderson

Spot the pirate: power, perception and perspective

A new painting by Maïa Walcott seeks to reframe notions of piracy

Reframing Black history: Joseph Ijoyemi and the Atlantic Worlds gallery

From resilience to resistance, two new paintings in the Atlantic Worlds gallery at the National Maritime Museum celebrate the history of pre-colonial Africa

Unfolding the past: Elgin Cleckley and the Atlantic Worlds gallery

Through colour and cardboard, a contemporary artwork at the National Maritime Museum shifts perspectives on the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans

Dr Thomas Trotter

A brief look at the varied career of the Scottish physician, author, and campaigner, whose personal papers were recently catalogued.

Marcus Garvey's letters to a flag officer of the Royal Navy

Letters by the Pan-African civil rights leader and founder of the Black Star Line to retired naval officer Vice-Admiral Sir William Henderson have been unearthed in the Caird Library's archives

Greenwich walking tours: enslavement and abolition

Uncover Greenwich and Deptford's connections with the transatlantic slave trade in this self-guided walking tour

Seeing Ourselves podcast

How does it feel to see 'yourself’ represented – or misrepresented – in museum spaces?

The transatlantic slave trade in Greenwich

Place, legacy and memory – explore the history of transatlantic slavery in London and Greenwich
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