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BL Labs Competition 2016:Black Abolitionist Performances in Britain
Hannah-Rose MurrayPhD Student, University of Nottingham
Black Abolitionists
Leamington Spa Courier20 February 1847
Aberdeen Journal, 14 April 1847“Frederick Douglass, The Emancipated
Slave”
Aberdeen Journal, 5 February 1851“Fugitive Slaves”
“Positive” Words
"slavery", "pro-slavery", "slave", "fugitive", "slaveholder", "slaveholding", "respectable", "detersive", "abolition"
colourednegroamericanfugitive slavenegro slavelynchinglecturernegro lecturer black
Overproof: OCR Correction – Abolitionist Text
Overproof: OCR Correction – Non-Abolitionist Text
Classifier Results
The First Website…
The New Site…
Map of Black Abolitionist Speaking Locations
Map of Frederick Douglass’ Speaking Locations in Britain
Map of Black Abolitionist Speaking Locations
British Library Living Knowledge Network
Events and Public EngagementA Performance by
Joe Williams & Martelle Edinborough
Black Abolitionist Walking Tour
Ida B. Wells – famous activist who fought
against lynching
Final Thoughts…With thanks to:
• Mahendra Mahey (Labs Team, BL)• Ben O’Steen (Labs Team, BL)• Hana Lewis (Labs Team, BL)• Adam Farquhar (Digital Scholarship)• Joe Williams and Martelle Edinborough • Emma Fuente• Adam Jones-Lloyd• Fran Fuentes (Eccles Centre)• Emma Morgan (BL)• Ella Snell (BL)• Kent Fitch (OverProof)• Isabel Martinez (Centre of Competence)• Dr. Mike Gardner (University of Nottingham)• Professor Zoe Trodd (University of Nottingham)