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Weʼre raising £70,000 to build a memorial to the West Africa Squadron
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In 1807 Britain was the first country to ban the evil trade of slavery. We used the power of the Royal Navy, in the shape of the West Africa Squadron, to enforce that ban. From 1807 - 1867 the West Africa Squadron seized over 1600 slave ships and freed 150,000 Africans who were destined for a life of slavery in North America or Brazil.
The cost to Britain was the lives of nearly 1600 Royal Navy sailors and financially 2% of the UK's total GDP. So Britain was the first nation to ban slavery, we used our own ships, men and money to enforce this ban globally.
The planned memorial, to be based in Portsmouth, will remember the sailors who gave their lives to free slaves and it will commemorate the fact that Britain was the first nation to ban slavery.
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3 days agoVincent is making great progress with the freed slave
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13 days agoAn excellent video from the History Chap https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uyns8T23jv8
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19 days agoVincent Gray has completed the initial work on the figure of the West Africa Squadron officer - he is now working on the figure of the freed slave. Here he is showing two Australians his work and methodology.
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Phil Harding
Jul 23, 2024
Really important that the dangerous work to stop slavery is properly remembered. Saltford's Admiral Kelly, for example, played a major part but never really got the recognition he & his men deserved.
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MR MUNIB KHAN SEYLANI
Jul 14, 2024
Dearing Mordaunt's work at Business question sessions at parliament has been outstanding. As Honourable Mordaunt posted a tweet on Twitter about the appeal, I couldn't wait to participate. Best wishes
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Anonymous
Jul 13, 2024
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Connor Bates
Jul 12, 2024
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Richard Cooper
Jul 11, 2024
It is time this is taught to all teachers, students and university lecturers, along with the book "the forgotten slave trade".
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Christine
Jul 8, 2024
An important memorial
David J Critchley
Jun 13, 2024
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