Perhaps they were in London for the Great Exhibition? They may have made up
part of the 'exhibits'?
At 22:21 18/09/02 +0100, you wrote:
>Marika,
>thanks for this, although the two year old girl had been born in Leicester
>which suggests that the group had been "touring" for at least two years. The
>same group also appear to have toured London later in 1851.
>John
>
>
>
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>From: "Marika Sherwood" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 10:19 AM
>Subject: Birmingham
>
>
>> Has anyone come across the 'Kaffirs' on exhibition in Birmingham in 1851?
>> They were found by John Ellis in the 1851 British Census. The terminology
>> perhaps illustrates the growth of racism, or attitudes in that city, or
>> attitudes towards such 'exhibits'. It reads:
>> 'Kaffir lodger, aged 20, male, 'exhibiting', birthplace South Africa'
>> 'Kaffir, lodger, aged 20, male, exhibiting, birthplace South Africa'
>> 'Kaffir, lodger, aged 20, female, exhibiting themselves, birthplace South
>> Africa'
>> 'Kaffir lodger, aged 2, female, exhibiting themselves, birthplace South
>> Africa'
>> The address was 201 Liverty St, Birmingham.
>>
>> While on the subject of Birmingham: I have been trying to get some data on
>> gun exports from that city (and district) after 1807. Guns made up c. 25%
>of
>> the cargo of slaving vessels prior to the 1807. If the if the trade in
>(the
>> bad) guns made specifically for exchange for enslaved people was not
>> drastically reduced, we would have some more evidence on British
>involvement
>> in the 'nefarious trade'. Fiona Tait, archivist in Birmingham has been
>> helping me with this. An article she sent me by W.A. Richards, 'Black
>> Country Guns and the Slave Trade', 'The Blackcountryman', Winter 1975 is
>of
>> great interest, but unfortunately does not go much beyond 1807. Does
>anyone
>> know of any data? research? Thank you!
>> Marika Sherwood
>>
>
>
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