As data collection continues, here's my fave entry of today: Abeline, enslaved wmn from the Forest Pk/Cedar Hill Estates in Trinidad, 1827, punished w/ "three hours in the stocks." Her offence? "...On Sat. said she was very ill but went to a dance and danced until day light."

Another day of data collection, another favourite entry I just had to share: 18/09/1824, Bon Accord Estate, Trinidad– Zemire Congo, pregnant woman accused of “creating an uproar on the plantation” between her “reputed husband” and her “two spare husbands”. #loversquarrels

Reading an account by a man named William Stewart, a planter in Trinidad, 1819, who named his estate ‘Who’s Afraid?’ If I had one guess, Willy, I’d say you are.

It has arrived! Congratulations again to Diana Paton, Matthew J. Smith and all contributors. Excited to dive in! Duke University Press

Very happy to have had my abstract/ paper accepted for the Lapidus Center conference ‘Pandemic Legacies’ happening this October— will be my first conference so tips appreciated!

Our Director Dr. Peggy Brunache opened our first 'unconference' today by highlighting the commitment of the centre to challenging racism and legacies of slavery & told the story of Beniba, the enslaved woman for whom our centre is named. We remember Beniba at each event.

This afternoon, Dr Linsey McMillan (Edinburgh) on the history of disability and illness and the lives of enslaved people in early 19th century Caribbean. Documentation is difficult to read, and people are almost impossible to trace beyond limited information in their complaints.

Moussa Traore (University of Cape Coast, Ghana) discussed the Brazilian returnees to the Gold Coast, specifically the Tabom. The first emigrants were exiled from Brazil in 1836, and they have left a strong imprint on Ghanaian culture. Another perspective on creole culture.

After months of planning, can't wait to meet the teachers we're working with at the 'Teaching Slavery in Scotland' weekend. About to hit the road with Edinburgh Caribbean Association @KE_Burns and Katie Hunter, looking forward to seeing Dr. Peggy Brunache Christine Whyte Dr Linsey McMillan Dr. Shantel George

Published this Thursday. Stephen Mullen's 'The Glasgow Sugar Aristocracy: Scotland and Caribbean Slavery, 1775–1838' bit.ly/3Uktit0 15th New Historical Perspectives title in Royal Historical Society series. Available free #OA & print University of London Press / UChicagoPress #twitterstorians .

The winner of the 2024 Outstanding Dissertation in Disability History Prize is Linsey McMillan for "'They Are Ultimately to Feel the Benefit of Change': Enslaved Healthcare & Amelioration in Trinidad & British Guiana, 1780-1834"! More info here: press.uillinois.edu/wordpress/?p=3…

Absolutely delighted to be the 2024 winner of the Illinois Press/ Disability History Association’s Outstanding Dissertation in Disability History Prize! Illinois Press DisabilityHistoryAssociation press.uillinois.edu/wordpress/winn…