S2 Ep2 Resilience - Mary Prince - a podcast by Cat Walk

This week we delve into the life and work of Mary Prince who saw no threat in asking for what she wanted despite the life she had endured.

'Mary Prince was born into enslavement in Bermuda around 1788, and sold away from her family at the age of ten.

In 1828, she was brought from Antigua to England by her then owners, Mr and Mrs John Wood. Slavery was still legal in the West Indies, but no longer in Britain itself, so once in London, Prince left the Woods and went to the Anti-Slavery Society.

In 1829, she unsuccessfully petitioned parliament for her freedom, so she could return to her husband in Antigua without finding herself once again enslaved. She told her life story to abolitionist sympathisers, and it was published in 1831 as 'The History of Mary Prince' - attracting a large readership just as the anti-slavery movement was mounting a powerful and ultimately successful campaign for the emancipation of all Africans enslaved by the British'.

As always the detail of Mary Prince's life as documented has uncovered a number of revelations and questions. Tune into our School in Motion Podcast to listen and learn as you walk.

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