
Runaways London
Born out of Prof. Simon Newman’s work on Runaways Slaves in Britain, comes an ambitious project, Runaways London, that focuses on Black fugitivity and resisting enslavement in London during the 17th and 18th centuries.
News & Events
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23 FebScipio Kennedy: Encountering Children in Empires, Culzean Castle, 14 – 15 September 2023
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23 Feb
Lives in slavery: Exploring the slave registers of Suriname and Curacao, 1830-18
Symposium on Thursday 16 March 2023 -
17 Oct
Beniba Centre for Slavery Studies Visiting Research Fellow 2022
We are delighted to welcome Dr Jennifer Leetsch (University of Bonn) to the Centre for the next four weeks. -
10 Oct
James McCune Smith Annual Lecture 2022
Thursday 17 November 2022 -
19 Apr
Celebration of James McCune Smith’s 209th birthday
The Beniba Centre has created a short film about his medical activism.