William Peter Powell is generally overlooked in the history of the Black abolition movement. Nonetheless, as a former seaman, from his homes in the ports of New Bedford, New York and Liverpool, he was at the heart of a global network of anti-slavery activity, primarily centred on the nexus between Dublin, Liverpool and Boston. He travelled to Ireland at the end of the Great Famine on the Abolitionist lecture circuit. William P. Powell: A Black Abolitionist in Ireland (25:17) is presented by Professor Christine Kinealy. His multiple and important contributions are remembered in Christine Kinealy's Black Abolitionists in Ireland, vol. 2.
William P. Powell: A Black Abolitionist in Ireland is hosted by the Irish Heritage Trust and National Famine Museum, Strokestown Park in collaboration with the African American Irish Diaspora Network and Ireland's Great Hunger Institute, Quinnipiac University. It is funded by the Government of Ireland Emigrant Support Programme.
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31 мар 2024
