University hosting: University of Leeds

Location: University of Leeds Campus

Event Information: How can we uncover the histories of those forcibly enslaved during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade and the Illegal Trans-Atlantic slave trade (post 1807)? This session will be a careful and reflective introduction to the different research tools that historians can use to attempt to uncover these stories. You will collaboratively explore historical databases and colonial documentation to piece together the story of one woman – Moquo – who was forcibly enslaved during the illegal Trans-Atlantic slave trade. This session will give you the opportunity to taster a university-style seminar, as well as walk through real research methods, useful for dissertations and other projects. You will reflect on the role of historians in telling these stories, as well as your own ‘positionality’. By the end of the session, you will understand the importance of researching these histories, as well as the challenges of historians, and how they could be overcome.

This event is suitable for: Year 12

How to book a place: To book a place on this event please email rops@leeds.ac.uk

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