Video: Frederick Douglass on the rights of slaves Watch an actor read the words of Frederick Douglass from 'A Simple Tale of America Slavery', published in 1846.
Activity: Emancipation (1) How much did the lives of enslaved men, women and children change after 1807?
Artefact: Adala anklets These brass anklets are worn in West Africa by young women who are ready to marry.
Activity: West African History (1 of 2) What was West Africa like in the 1500s?
Artefact: 'African Hospitality' 'African Hospitality' is a print by a celebrated engraver, John Raphael Smith (1752 - 1812), after a painting by his brother-in-law, the artist George Morland.
Lesson plan: Triangular Trade Why the British started trading in African people?
Sound file: Equiano's account of being kidnapped Listen to an actor reading Olaudah Equiano