Think freedom

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Think freedom

• Slavery abolished?

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1807 - 2007

• 25 March 2007 is the bicentenary of the abolition
  of the slave trade.
• Was this a major landmark?
• Slavery in British Empire not abolished until
  1833.
• Slavery in the United States not abolished until
  after the Civil War.
• BUT there is much evidence that slavery still
  exists today.

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What is slavery?

• What does this word / idea mean to you?
• What images / pictures / facts / details do you
  associate with this word?
• Get into pairs or groups and brainstorm
• Find some pictures to go with your ideas
• Finish with a class display

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What is slavery? a working definition with
traditional pictures

• Being forced to work through mental or physical
  threat
• Being owned or controlled by an owner
• Being dehumanised, treated as a commodity, sold
  and bought as property
• Being physically constrained or has restrictions
  placed upon freedom of movement.

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Britain and slavery 18th 19th centuries

• Slave triangle
• Middle passage
• Arrival
• Work on the plantations
• Protest escape
• Abolition in Britain and Empire
• Abolition in US and aftermath

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Slavery and the Isle of Man

• Use Liverpool vessels bound for Africa, 1798
• Use Frances Wilkins list of Manx captains
• How many ships can you find leaving Liverpool in
  1798 were captained by Manxmen?
• How many slaves did they transport that year?
  Compare with total for rest leaving Liverpool
  that year. Can you work out the percentage?
• Look at one Manx captain in more detail e.g
  Hugh Crow and do a journal see other
  presentation for more information

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Manx Captains of slave ships

• Using Liverpool Vessels Bound for Africa, 1798,
  the following ships all had a Manx captain
• Thomas
• Parr
• Triton
• Unity
• Resource
• Mersey
• Molly

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Slave ships with Manx Captains leaving Liverpool
in 1798

• Annabelle
• Tarleton
• Will
• Catherine
• Charlotte
• Dart
• Bess
• Perseverance
• Penny

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Other fascinating facts about these ships.

• Parr was lost before she reached the Americas
  slaves reached port in other ships.
• Captain Corran died on board his ship Triton
• Iris had a Manx Captain over 20 of the crew
  deserted.
• Tarleton was lost before slaves were
  embarked.
• Dart had 36 crew 50 died on voyage.

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Where did these Manx Captains go?

• Number the ships 1 16
• Using a map of the West Coast of Africa, mark on
  the ships number at its destination.
• Which was the most popular port?
• Why do you think Manx captains favoured one port
  more than the others?