Were ships built in the Northeast of England used in enslavement?
Martin
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This history belongs to everybody. PNS wants to show you some amazing people who have added to our region in many ways. We want to show you the region's history though Black history. We want to show you British and international history through our region's perspective.
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This history can make you feel lots of emotions; sadness, anger, frustration.
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When considering the inhumanity of the Middle Passage, Project North Star wants you to know about this, but understands that as a website it has limitations. Sometimes history is best learned in a group where you can talk and share your feelings.
So here, we look at how a ship built in our region was the scene of people overcoming tremendous fear and huge odds to take back their freedom.
And we honour and remember all those who were taken in TTEA.
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How important were ships?
Shipping from the 16th to the 20th century was the most significant form of transport. It allowed international travel and trade. It enabled the Transatlantic Trade in Enslaved Africans. (TTEA)
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Our region was on the wrong side of the country to allow our shipbuilders to play a big role in TTEA. Most northeast shipping traded with Europe.
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Atlantic facing ports were best placed to allow Britain to take a leading role in TTEA. Bristol, later Liverpool dominated. Also Glasgow and London.
www.slavevoyages.org lists 10 ships built in Newcastle and 2 built in Sunderland that were used in enslaving people from West Africa.
One built in Sunderland is really interesting as it shows that at times ships were taken over and the enslaved freed themselves.
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Dr King's autograph, given to Mrs Kane. Image courtesy of Peter Kane.
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