Legacy of Devon Slavery connections Group (LDSG)

Investigating the historic links between Devon and transatlantic slavery.

We are a small informal group of researchers interested in investigating the historic links between Devon and transatlantic slavery.

Here are some of the Devon slave-owning families that we have been researching

Our group was contracted by RAMM to prepare material for their exhibition In Plain Sight: Transatlantic Slavery and Devon

In November 2015 the Legacies of British Slave-ownership project at University College, London (UCL LBS) held one of their full-day…

People of African descent are not immediately visible in the history of Devon. These two trails help build a picture…

For a general introduction to the topic of Devon’s link with slavery, see papers produced by Lucy MacKeith and Jill…

If you want to do your own independent research, here are some useful links