About Summer Scholars Lunchtime Talks
Join us for two lunchtime talks.
Black Loyalists and the Clarkson Papers
During the American Revolutionary War (1775 – 1783) British commanders offered freedom to enslaved people who escaped American enslavement to join the British. Those who fled to British lines became known as Black Loyalists. Upon Britain’s defeat several thousand Black Loyalists were evacuated to Nova Scotia and from there many migrated to West Africa to establish the new colony of Sierra Leone. Curator Alexander Lock discusses the Library’s Clarkson Papers and what they reveal about the American Revolution, the Black Loyalists and this historic migration.
Stamps of the American Revolution
The Stamp Act of 1765 was a vital catalyst in the journey to American Independence. Curator Richard Morel shines a spotlight on these stamps including some recently discovered in the Library’s collection.
Alexander Lock
Alexander Lock is Lead Curator of North American Collections at the British Library.
Richard Scott Morel
Richard Scott Morel is Curator of the British Library’s Philatelic Collections.
About the Summer Scholars Lunchtime Talks
The Summer Scholars season of lunchtime talks is hosted by the Eccles Institute for the Americas and Oceania at the Library and showcases the exciting and wide-ranging research into our Americas collections by the Institute’s Visiting Fellows and associates, as well as Library staff.
About the Eccles Institute
The Eccles Institute builds, curates and preserves the Americas and Oceania contemporary collection at the Library and champions knowledge and understanding of these regions through a rich programme of fellowships and awards, cultural events, research training, guides to the collections and initiatives for schools.
For more information about the Institute and our collections, visit our webpage or contact eccles-institute@bl.uk. To see more events relating to the Eccles Institute, visit our events page.
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