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1805Nelson's Trafalgar Memorandum
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1819Peterloo Massacre
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1827Anti-slavery poem for children
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18321832 Reform Act
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1834Tolpuddle Martyrs
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1836Early Chartist meeting notes
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1839Chartist riots
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1848The Communist Manifesto
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1858Britain's Indian empire
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1873Marx: reader at the British Library
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1885Machine gun patent
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1886Debate on Irish Home Rule
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1888Match Girls Strike
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Intro
This is a page from 'The Black Man's Lament,' an anti-slavery poem written by Amelia Opie. The poem is a narrative of the life of a slave and was originally published as part of a collection of articles for children. It follows the story of an African man's capture by slave traders, his journey to the West Indies on a slave ship, and the work he was forced to perform on the sugar plantations.
Shelfmark: T.1271 (2)
Find out more about the Anti-slavery poem for children Here
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