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Caribbean Views

Sugar, slavery and the making of the West Indies

  1. A Personal Journey
  2. The African Trade
  3. Olaudah Equiano
  4. Maria, Lady Nugent and Mary Prince
  5. The Approach to Abolition
  6. About Mike Phillips

A Personal Journey

 

The African Trade

 

Olaudah Equiano

 

Maria, Lady Nugent and Mary Prince

 

The Approach to Abolition

 

About Mike Phillips

 

Introduction

The British Library holds a wealth of material relating to the British West Indies as showcased in Collect Britain’s Caribbean Views collection. We asked writer and historian Mike Phillips to interpret this collection and give a personal response to it.

Select a chapter to begin reading Mike Phillips’ essay.

  1. A Personal Journey
  2. The African Trade
  3. Olaudah Equiano
  4. Maria, Lady Nugent and Mary Prince
  5. The Approach to Abolition
  6. About Mike Phillips