Selwyn cudjoe biography of william hill
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Knowing the other side of the story
FROM as early as 1990, there are writings by Prof Selwyn Cudjoe about William Hardin Burnley. In the book Caribbean Women Writers: Essays From the First International Conference edited by Cudjoe, he wrote in the introduction:
“In 1823, William Hardin Burnley, the major slave owner in Trinidad who believed that ‘absolute power is the foundation of the Slavery, without which it cannot exist with advantage either to the governors or the governed,’
insisted that any legislative measure that was introduced to forbid the ‘flogging’ of female slaves would be detrimental to the well-being of slavery and slave family.”
It took Cudjoe ten years to complete the book The Slave Master of Trinidad: William Hardin Burnley and the Nineteenth-Century Atlantic World, which tells Burnley’s life story and the role his life played in the evolution of TT.
Cudjoe launched his book at the Central Bank on December 13. It prompted the Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley to say, “This is solid, scholarly work which must find a place on the shelves of our schools. Not just for the children of slaves whom Burnley owned but for any person, man woman or child who would want to know about TT, the Caribbean, the diaspora.”
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Event
The Faculty of Humanities and Education (FHE) hosts the Book Launch of The Slave Master of Trinidad: William Hardin Burnley and the Nineteenth Century Atlantic World written by Professor Selwyn Cudjoe.
The Launch takes place on December 14 at 5.30pm at the School of Education Auditorium. Can't make it in person? Join the at https://sta.uwi.edu/streams/.
Key speakers include: Vice-Chancellor of The UWI, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Education (FHE), Dr. Heather Cateau.
Interested persons can RSVP to Dean.fhe@sta.uwi.edu.
About the book
“The Slave Master of Trinidad” tells the story of William Hardin Burnley (1780–1850) who was the largest slave owner in Trinidad during the nineteenth century. Born in the United States to English parents, he settled on the island in 1802 and became one of its most influential citizens and a prominent agent of the British Empire. A central figure among elite and moneyed transnational slave owners, Burnley moved easily through the Atlantic world of the Caribbean, the United States, Great Britain, and Europe, and counted among his friends Alexis de Tocqueville, British politician Joseph Hume, and pr
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Ignorant Negroes/Tyrannical Masters:
William Burnley and representation Caribbean Scullion Experience 1
By Dr. Selwyn R. Cudjoe 2
Published: April 05, 2013
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