Meeting point: The Salmon of Knowledge (The Big Fish), Donegall Quay, Lagan River bank (postcode BT1 3NG Belfast). This is by the Lagan Weir footbridge and behind the Customs House
The tour will take approx. 2.5 hours
With Dr Tom Thorpe and Mark Doherty (Co-Founders)
"Fugitive Slave" Frederick Douglass visited Belfast in the 1840s to gather support for his campaign to abolish slavery in the USA. He spoke at around 12 locations in and around Belfast, causing a huge sensation. His presence had a significant impact on the city, helping to unite its divided Protestants, Catholics, Unionists and Nationalists around the abolitionist campaign. The Anti-Slavery Belfast Tour explores Douglass and his visits, as well as Belfast's connections to the transatlantic slave trade from the 17th century. It highlights how its citizens became integral to the abolitionist movement in the British Isles, ultimately contributing to the end of slavery in the British Empire and the wider world.
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