The Wills family were neither slaveowners nor slave-traders. The records of all 2,114 known Bristol slave-trading voyages do not mention the name 'Wills'. No members of the family claimed compensation ...
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The book will be available in time for the Autumn term Pupils will be able to learn more about the transatlantic traffic in enslaved Africans through a new textbook. A group of Bristol history ...
Colston used the wealth gained partially from his time with as a slave trader to fund hospitals, schools, workhouses and churches across England but particularly in Bristol, where he later served ...
A “historic” public debate marking the start of city-wide discussions on slavery reparations has been launched. Panellist, Jendayi Serwah, said Bristol’s Conversation on Race and Reparations ...
Colston was a 17th century merchant who made his fortune from involvement in the slave trade. In 2020, Colston's statue was pulled down and thrown in Bristol harbour as a part of a Black Lives ...