Born York. Bishop of London 1787 - 1809. The first senior church official to support the abolition of slavery. Died at Fulham Palace.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Bishop Beilby Porteus
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Kenny ‘Zulu’ Whitmore
From a 2008 interview with Carrie Reichardt: "Black Panther Kenny ‘Zulu’ Whitmore has been locked up since 1975 in Angola, one of the most brutal prisons in the USA, also known as ‘the last slave p...
Person, Law, Race Issues, Tragedy, USA
2 memorials
Sir John Cass
Tory politician, slave trader and philanthropist. Date of birth unknown so we use his date of baptism, which took place at St Botolph, Aldgate. 1705 became a director of the Royal African Company w...
Person, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Race Issues
2 memorials
Dorothy 'Cherry' Groce
Shooting victim. She was shot by the Metropolitan Police, on 28 September 1985, while they were searching for her son who was suspected of firearm offences. This led to the 1985 Brixton riot. She w...
1 memorial
Clapham Sect
A group of evangelical Christians, who worshipped at Holy Trinity Church in Clapham and centred on William Wilberforce, who campaigned for the abolition of slavery and other religious, philanthropi...
4 memorials
Ashton 'Tiger' Moore
MiÂgratÂed to LonÂdon in 1971 where he formed the CaÂlypÂso Youth ExÂchange ProÂgramme, orÂganÂisÂing workÂshops with chilÂdren all over the UK and faÂcilÂiÂtatÂing visÂits to LonÂdon by winÂners o...
Person, Community / Clubs, Music / songs, Race Issues, Caribbean Islands
1 memorial
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