[Matt Johnson of TREE]
Until today l had not heard of a locally-based charity called TREE. The initials stand for the Trust for Records of Enslavement and Emancipation – and it’s an organisation which has incredible material detailing Caribbean enslavement.
Its founder, Matt Johnson, is involved in an event called Reading the Records of Enslavement, which takes place at Beckford’s Tower in Bath on Thursday 2 April, 6 pm to 8 pm, and will include a talk, Q&A session, and an opportunity to view selected historical artefacts.
Matt, who is a historian as well as being a founder of the Trust for Records of Enslavement and Emancipation (TREE), will present material from a private family archive preserved across four generations.
The TREE session is part of the historic tower’s After Hours events, and will draw on estate inventories, appraisals, and eighteenth and nineteenth-century Caribbean newspapers that recorded the administration of slavery and its aftermath.
Tickets cost £10 and are available from https://beckfordstower.org.uk/whats-on/
