Town Hall Antislavery Meeting, 1838
Image: Report of The Birmingham Antislavery Society
For more details on Birmingham antislavery, follow the link below to 'Campaigning for Social Justice'
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Truth and Reconciliation
Demonstration during the amnesty hearing of Chris Hani's killers. Photograph by George Hallett.
The Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act was passed in South Africa in 1995, calling for ...
Truth and Reconciliation
Demonstration at the amnesty hearing of Chris Hani's killers. Photograph by George Hallett.
The Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act was passed in South Africa in 1995, calling for a ...
Truth and Reconciliation
Protest in support of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela during hearing. Photograph by George Hallett.
The Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act was passed in South Africa in 1995, calling for ...
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852)
The title page of an original 1852 edition of Harriet Beecher Stowe's 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'.
'Uncle Toms Cabin' (1852): Eliza's Escape.
Image from an original 1852 edition of Harriet Beecher Stowe's 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'. Eliza escapes with her child across a frozen river from slave catchers.
Unveiling of Sturge Statue, 1862
Image: Engraving of statue published in the 'Illustrated Times'(1862).
Joseph Sturge was a nineteenth century antislavery campaigner living in Birmingham.
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We are Brethren
‘We are Brethren’ token struck at Soho Mint, Handsworth, issued for use in Sierra Leone in 1814 which also commemorated the parlimentary abolition of the Slave Trade in 1807.
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Weoley Castle Rent Strike
Newscutting regarding the Weoley Castle women rent strikers, from the Evening Despatch.
West Midlands Gypsy Liaison Group
Letter from Charles Parker, Chairman of the West Midlands Gypsy Liaison Group, to members, dated 3rd July 1970.
William Morgan
According to 'Civilising Subjects' (2002) by Catherine Hall, William Morgan, "trained as a solicitor, and practiced in Birmingham. From an early age he was engaged with missionary and abolitionist ventures, ...
Women Workers at Mills Munitions Factory
This photograph shows women manufacturing grenade base plugs at the Mills Munitions factory in Birmingham. Soon after the outbreak of war it had become common for ‘an engineering shop to be staffed almost ...
Women's Two-Piece Dress
Important developments were taking place in the role of women in the early twentieth century, with growing interest in women’s rights, the Suffragette movement demanding votes for women, and increased ...
Zoe Josephs
Image: Photograph of Zoe Josephs and Ruth Wolf (from Zoe Joseph Papers)
Zoe Josephs (on the left) was an important local historian, whose works have helped not only to show the development of the ...