Abolition

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The Unfair Trade

Learn more about Herefordshire's hidden history of slavery.

• Abolition bus
• School's slavery links
• Anti-slavery Bishop
• abolition

On the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery we uncover some unusual connection between the counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire and the slave trade.

White slavery

New evidence shows Herefordshire children were sent to the West Indies to work as slaves.

Moccas and slavery

The owner of Moccas Court looks at its connections with the slave trade - with some expert help.

Abolition bus

An exciting new exhibition explaining the end of the slave trade.

Anti-slavery Bishop

St Wulfstan - Bishop of Worcester in Norman times - was a pioneering anti-slavery campaigner.

School's slavery links

Pupils at Lady Hawkins' in Kington reveal their true feelings about how their school came to be.

School with a slaving past

The Head of Humanities at Lady Hawkins' School writes about its links with the slave trade.

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