Memorialisation in public space in Louisiana fails to reflect the history of the state's black population, or the...

Despite the clear historical evidence, both Britain and Ghana still sanitise memories of the brutality and suffering...

What can runaway ads tell us about histories of exploitation and exclusion in post-slavery Peru? How did 'masters'...

As was the case across the Americas, formal emancipation in Barbados did not automatically lead to ‘freedom’ for...

In debates over how to remember the imperial, slave-driving past, what can Bristol learn from Belgium?

Legacies of slavery’s past dot many a British cityscape. But how best to handle the architectural politics of memory?

The debate over Edward Colston’s statue goes to the heart of the visual politics of memory and history. What can...

Most public debate over the legacy of Edward Colston focuses on his statue. But what of the schoolchildren’s...

The parish of St Paul’s occupies an important place in the history of Black Britain. But what part should the...

Language within the Rastafari culture, known as Iyaric, or Word Sound, has been formed in resistance to the effects...

What role does memory play in the politics of the present? How can we build better futures through politicising the...

Archaeology has incredible powers of detection, but it suffers from emotional sterility. When we unearth the bones...

A dire alchemy; but nonetheless, an alchemy: ‘Literary Archaeology: Exploring the Lived Environment of the Slave’ is...

Archaeology and creative writing are both powerful tools for understanding the past lives of slaves. What would...

Scientists can't always see the humans stories beneath their data, but turn that data over to creative writers and a...