Next year, 2007, marks the 200th anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery Trade Act, banning British sea captains from profiting from the slave trade. Although it didn’t eliminate the slave trade immediately, it was an important first step. To commemorate the anniversary, I have selected a number of stories and poems about slavery and its legacy and they’ll be published next year in an anthology called Unheard Voices. The stories and poems are both old and contemporary and some have been commissioned especially for this anthology. I’m really excited about this book. More details soon.
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