Sheffield, Slavery, and Its Legacies: Exploring Connections to Enslavement

Dr Michael Bennett, Lecturer in Early Modern British History at the University of Sheffield, and one of the authors of the Sheffield, Slavery, and Its Legacies report, is an expert in the relationship between Britain and the Carribbean plantation system. Most recently, he led the Bank of England’s research project into its links to historical slavery between 1694 and 1888. The findings of Bennett’s research were incorporated into a major new exhibition in the Bank of England Museum, titled Slavery & the Bank.

Revd Dr Casey Strine, Minor Canon Theologian at Sheffield Cathedral and Senior Lecturer in Ancient Near Eastern History at the University of Sheffield, will be offering a response to Dr Bennett’s talk. Strine will draw on his own research into forced displacement and enslavement in the ancient world, including its depictions in the Bible, to consider how this historical research can and should motivate contemporary responses to racism and inequality.

Tickets to this event are free, but please do register so we can plan accordingly for catering. Doors open at 7 PM for a 7:30 PM start.

Host or Publisher Sheffield Cathedral