Ship used to enforce anti-slavery laws

Ship used to enforce anti-slavery laws

Photograph taken 1870 - 1900 © Reproduced by permission of Historic England Archive ref: CC97/01142

HMS Buzzard in the Thames. The ship was launched in 1849 and for a time was on duty off the coast of America enforcing anti-slavery laws.

Location

Greater London City of London

Period

Victorian (1837 - 1901)

Themes

Gravestone of Scipio Africanus, 1720, St Mary's Church, Henbury, Bristol. The gravestone bears an interesting inscription giving an insight into how black people were thought of at this time in history.

Slavery

Tags

slavery slave ship river thames