Abolition You are in: Kent > Abolition  Having been rescued from a slave ship Samuel Crowther went on to become Africa's first black bishop.  Jo Taylor reports on how the Westerham Brewery is commemorating the town's links with Willberforce.  Medway band, The Sally Ironmongers Trio take a controversial and very personal look at slavery.  Simon Long-Price has been investigating the link between Chatham, Hawkins and the Slave Trade.  Barham Court in Maidstone became the focus for the abolitionist's fight after Ramsay became vicar.  William Cuffay, born in Chatham, went on to become a leading figure in the Chartist movement.  Professor David Turley has written this paper on the links between Kent and the slave trade.  In Keston Wilberforce and Pitt agreed to fight for abolition, and William's two sons preached here.  Kent writer, Robert Hume, has written about the former slave who fought in the abolition movement.  Amanda and her family have been tracing her family tree, but now it's time to fill the gaps. You are in: Kent > Abolition |
