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The objective of the exhibition is to shed light on the efforts made by many African individuals and groups to challenge the institution of slavery and the slave trade, from the late 18th century to the present day. The exhibition invites visitors to reflect on the testimonies of Africans who struggled to eradicate slavery and support its victims in various regions at different points in time. Contextualising information and accompanying images are provided to elucidate the African abolitionist voices depicted in the posters.
Opening event at UCL East on 3 December
The exhibition launch will take place on 3 December at 6pm at UCL East's Marshgate Building and will feature contributions from a number of prominent contemporary African anti-slavery human rights activists and academics, as well as the UCL-based research team involved in the AFRAB research project.
Location: Staff Common Room Marshgate, 6pm-8:30pm. The booking form below will be removed once the 100 attendee capacity has been reached.
The exhibition will remain open until 17 December.
To book a place, please register here.
Related events
To mark the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery on Monday 2 December, the AFRAB project is organising a roundtable discussion with the leaders of contemporary anti-slavery movements in West Africa, who will speak about their struggles to eradicate slavery and support its victims in their countries.
On Monday 25 November, Professor Benedetta Rossi will hold a seminar to introduce the recent history and activities of the West African anti-slavery movements whose leaders will speak at the roundtable on 2 December.
Find out more and book your place here.
The exhibition and roundtable have been developed in the framework of the Project ‘African Abolitionism: The Rise and Transformations of Antislavery in Africa’ which has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the Horizon2020 research and innovation program of the European Union (grant agreement no. 885418).
