Legacies of Slavery & Freedom: A Family Journey Through the Atlantic World

In 1795 a group of enslaved African-Jamaicans were emancipated by Quaker, and Barclay’s Bank founder, David Barclay of London. The group included a boy named October, who also went by the name Robert Barclay. On Thursday October 27, 2016 the Newport Historical Society will host Keith and Theresa Stokes from the 1696 Heritage Group to retrace the story of Young Barclay and Keith’s ancestors during the talk Legacies of Slavery & Freedom: A Family Journey through the Atlantic World.

Admission is free but seating is limited, please RSVP at:
www.newporthistory.org/events/event/legacies-of-slavery-freedom-a-family-journey-through-the-atlantic-world/