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Remembering Slavery: Reflections from the PASSAGE project
Blog posted by: Dr Adrian Browne, Dr Philippa Hellawell, Dr Liberty Paterson and Taylar Carty, 21 August 2026.
This blog post quotes from and contains images of documents that use dehumanising and distressing descriptions of enslavement. References to death are also included.
The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition takes place every year on 23 August. To mark this day, The National Archives remember and reflect on the violent trafficking of enslaved African people, and their acts of resistance throughout transatlantic slavery.
Transatlantic slavery was thoroughly documented by Britain throughout the nearly 275 years of its operation. Today, many of these records are held by The National Archives. Our researchers are working to increase access and understanding of enslaved people’s histories through the PASSAGE project, which is funded by Lloyd’s Register Foundation. This project allows us to examine these records in greater detail than previously possible.
In this blog, the PASSAGE team reflect on some of the varied histories of enslavement that have surfaced through their research and cataloguing of documents so far. The records are testament to the resistance and survival of enslaved people. They also serve as reminders of the wide-ranging impact of transatlantic slavery and its ongoing legacies.
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Original article link: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/professional-guidance-and-services/our-research-and-academic-collaboration/our-research-projects/research-projects/remembering-slavery-reflections-from-the-passage-project/
