The digital Caribbean

Henrice Altink

William Clark, Ten Views in the island of Antigua. From drawings made by William Clark, during a residence of three years in the West Indies (London,1823), image NW0052 as shown on www.slaveryimages.org, compiled by Jerome Handler and Michael Tuite, and sponsored by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and the University of Virginia Library.

26 September 2014
6pm - 9pm
St Martin's Church (map)
FREE admission
No booking required
Wheelchair accessible

Event details

Recent developments in digital history have made it possible for everyone and not just academically trained historians to explore the history of far-flung places. In this exhibition, you will have a chance to work with several online depositories of historical documents to explore key features of Caribbean slave societies: the sugar plantation, the physical abuse of slaves, and slave resistance. Stop by to discover more!