Voices of Resistance: Slavery and Post in the Caribbean
Until 9th January 2026
Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 - 17:00
The Postal Museum, 15-20 Phoenix Place, London, WC1X 0DA
Included in price of museum ticket. Adult (25+) £18.50. Young Person (16-24) £12.50. Child (2-15) £11.
Until 9th January 2026
Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 - 17:00
The Postal Museum, 15-20 Phoenix Place, London, WC1X 0DA
Included in price of museum ticket. Adult (25+) £18.50. Young Person (16-24) £12.50. Child (2-15) £11.
Explore the powerful stories of enslaved people whose labour fuelled 19th-century postal ships.
These ships carried mail between the UK and the Caribbean, enabling enslavers to distance themselves from the atrocities of transatlantic slavery.
Through letters discovered in our archive, we can piece together glimpses of the lives of enslaved people and their courageous acts of resistance.
The postal ships were also refuelled by enslaved people on the island of St. Thomas.
Learn how Caribbean coal workers are honoured today in a special film by filmmaker Emmanual Phillips, created with Dollar fo’ Dollar – a St. Thomas based organisation that works to ensure their legacies live on.
Part of Camden's Black History Season programme for 2025
Saturday and Sunday mornings
Weekdays in school holidays
The Garden Cinema, 39-41 Parker Street London WC2B 5PQ
Pay what you can
Every Tuesday from 11:30am to 12.30pm
Gym Room, Kentish Town Health Centre, 2 Bartholomew Rd, London NW5 2BX
Free