abolition
Tribute to Granville Sharpe, the father of the anti-slavery cause in Britain
Horrified by the treatment of a black slave in London in 1765, the 30-year-old clerk of the Ordnance devoted the rest of his life to campaigning for abolition
The curse of gold for the Asante nation
Vast quantities of gold recovered from the alluvial riverbeds of west Africa attracted the attention of British colonialists, leading to ruthless pillage throughout the 19th century
