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Three centuries ago, an enslaved person in Virginia wrote to a leader of the Church of England, begging to be released from “this cruel bondage.” There was no reply from the church, which at the time was accumulating a tidy profit from the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The letter is included in an exhibition.
Enslavement: Voices From The Archives at Lambeth Palace Library features 18th-century ledgers among other pieces.
LONDON — Three centuries ago, an enslaved person in Virginia wrote to a leader of the Church of England, begging to be released from “this cruel bondage.” There was no reply from the church, which at the time was accumulating a tidy profit from the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The handwritten
Artefacts on show at Lambeth Palace Library include a ‘slave bible’, with all mention of ‘freedom’ removed
<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/church-of-england-sheds-light-on-shameful-slave-trade-ties/"></div>LONDON (AP) — Three centuries ago, an enslaved person in Virginia wrote to a leader of the Church of England, begging to be released from “this cruel bondage.” There was no reply from the church, which at the time was accumulating a tidy profit from the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The handwritten letter from 1723 — […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Adva...