Dr Nicholas Draper

Director of the Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slave-ownership

Nick Draper is Director of the new Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slave-ownership at UCL. Prior to this he was Co-director of the recent Structure and significance of British Caribbean Slave-ownership 1763-1833 project, and was a founder member of its precursor, the Legacies of British Slave-ownership project (2009-2012). Prior to his return to academia he worked for 25 years in the City of London.

Qualifications & memberships of professional bodies

2008

PhD

University College London

Fellow of the Royal Historical Society

Courses taught

HIST7350 Remembering Slavery

Major Publications

Media Coverage

The Independent	22 Jun 14	Bristol torn apart over statue of Edward Colston
BBC Radio 4	05 Jan 14	The World This Weekend
The Independent	03 Mar 13	The stately homes built on the back of slaves
The Globe and Mail	01 Mar 13	Sir John A. Macdonald had family ties to slave trade
The Independent	24 Feb 13	We must be honest about our role in slavery
The Independent	24 Feb 13	Slave-owners given huge payouts after abolition

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