As abolitionist campaigns gained traction in the late 1700s, the population of formerly enslaved people grew. Those who had been enslaved in the British colonies were ‘freed’ - at first in dribs and drabs, then all at once via two landmark pieces of legislation in 1807 and 1834.
But a new question arose: what would the formerly enslaved do with their freedom?
**Featuring ***historian and researcher, Melissa Bennett) and Iyamide Thomas, NHS Engagement Lead, Sickle Cell Society, together they curated *‘The Krios of Sierra Leone)’ exhibitions at the Museum of London.
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