- Sunday, 8 September 2019 14:00-15:30
- St Johns Church Leytonstone E11 London, United Kingdom
FREE EVENT: in conjunction with Leytonstone Festival 2019. A Freedom Walk in Leytonstone: Leytonstone’s connections to the TransAtlantic Slave Trade and its struggles for a multi-ethnic, multi-faith community.
What did the Buxton family, William Wilberforce and others have in common with the slave trade’s abolition and history. Horace Waller missionary and campaigner once lived at the Leytonstone Vicarage (now Matalan) where Abdullah Susi and a former child slave, James Chuma once lived for a spell in 1874. What mission were they engaged on? “Remembering Slavery and it’s legacy 1807 – 2007” author, writer and academic Peter Ashan (himself a child of Empire and Windrush) will lead this enlightening journey of exploration and discovery. Part of the Leytonstone Festival
Meet in St John’s Church forecourt , E11 1HH. Two minutes walk from Leytonstone Tube and bus station
Route takes us to Leytonstone House and Quaker House (Bushwood)
NB https://vestryhousemuseum.org.uk/windrush/
With thanks also to https://www.stjohns-leytonstone.org.uk/
Picture Credit : The Leyton and Leytonstone Historical Society
http://www.leytonhistorysociety.org.uk/
NB : Participants are solely responsible for their own safety during the event
For Team FORA
A A Fernandes