Due in part to interrupted cotton imports caused by the Civil War, the Lancashire Cotton Famine saw a depression of the textile industry in the area. In solidarity with the workers, the Union states sent a shipment of essential supplies – including…
On the end of a commercial property in Edinburgh’s Gilmore Place, a black-and-white mural depicts the American abolitionist Frederick Douglass. It was painted during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 by local street artist Ross Blair. A photograph of…
A blue plaque, hanging on the building in London where they resided, commemorates Ellen and William Craft. The Crafts escaped enslavement in the United States, travelling to Britain to avoid recapture following the introduction of the Fugitive Slave…
Craft Court, the offices of the Shepherds Bush Housing Group, was named after William and Ellen Craft. The Crafts escaped enslavement in the United States, travelling to Britain to avoid recapture following the introduction of the Fugitive Slave Act…
