New colonialism and historic slavery report

The National Trust has released a new report that examines direct and indirect links between historic and colonial slavery for the historic properties in its care

The interim report on the connections between colonialism and properties now in the care of the National Trust, which include links with historic slavery, details the connections that 93 historic places around England and Wales in National Trust (NT) care have with colonialism and historic slavery. It includes contributions from NT curators and researchers around the country and some of its research has already been used to update digital content and support visitor information at relevant properties.

The 115-page report includes sections on the global slave trades, goods and products of enslaved labour, compensation for slave ownership, abolition and protest, the East India Company, and the British Raj. A factual gazetteer lists the places and collections that have strong historical links to Britain’s colonial past.

Read the full report at http://familytr.ee/ntreport

The Trust aims to address the links between wealth and slavery at properties in its care such as Penrhyn Castle, whose estate was purchased using proceeds from the six plantations Richard Pennant owned in Jamaica and the hundreds of enslaved people who worked there