Alleyn's Pupils examine the legacy of Freedom Seekers

In the bonus episode, we showcase some of the work of the Sankofa London Schools Project. Year 9 students from Alleyn’s School in Dulwich talk about what they have learned from talking part in the Project - a local history study that enables students to recover, explore and share the hidden histories of people of colour living and working in London 300 years ago. The study shines a light on a specific group of pioneering individuals known as ‘Freedom Seekers’ - Britain's first Black Resistance activists - men, women and children, who freed themselves from captivity by running away. Many of whom joined a global majority community in London that numbered well over 20,000 by the 1800s, a group of individuals that played a crucial, active role in the demand for Abolition.