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The Centre for the study of the Legacies of British Slavery UCL Elsa V. Goveia Memorial Speaker Series 2026 Haiti's 'Double Debt': From Commemoration to Reparation Prof. Charles Forsdick Drapers Professor of French, University of Cambridge 5pm-7pm, Wednesday 18 March 2026 Room G12, 1-19 Torrington Place, UCL https://tinyurl.com/ElsaGoveia2026 The poster is in bold colours of dark blue, cream and an orangey-red to match the Haitian flag also pictured. The images are: - a black and white line drawing of the signing of the "Treaty with Haiti" which shows Toussaint L'Ouverture seated at a table with another man who is holding a quill pen in his hand and various other figures. - Flag of the First Republic of Haiti (fabric). "The flag is composed of two horizontal bands of worsted bunting, blue over red. Sewn onto the center of both sides of the flag is a square panel of off-white linen with the coat of arms of the Republic of Haiti painted in oil. The coat of arms consists of a royal palm tree on a green ground surmounted by a red Phrygian cap or “cap of liberty” and with a drum at its base. Flanking the palm on each side are three national flags, a bronze fieldpiece and stacked cannon balls, along with stands of muskets and bayonets. Below is a red scroll edged and lettered in yellow, bearing the words “REPUBLIQUE D’HAYTI.”" (Description from the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History & Culture) In the bottom right is a headshot of Prof Charles Forsdick.

We are delighted to announce the details for the 2026 Elsa V. Goveia Memorial Speaker Series! This year, our guest speaker is Professor Charles Forsdick, who will present on "Haiti's 'Double Debt': from Commemoration to Reparation". Join us on campus at 5pm, Wed 18 March tinyurl.com/ElsaGoveia2026

What does memory and its commemoration entail in the context of plurality of experiences? Fascinating discussion between students, alumni and academics and @eicathomefinn.bsky.social Matt Smith @cslbs.bsky.social and Benedetta Rossi @uclhistory.bsky.social

New from @uclpress.bsky.social, authored by academics from UCL - including the former director of the Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery - and the Open University.

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See also: www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/

Haiti's 'Double Debt': from Commemoration to Reparation The fifth instalment of the annual Elsa V. Goveia Speaker Series from the UCL Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery.

🌍 Haiti’s ‘Double Debt’: from Commemoration to Reparation

Join the 5th Elsa V. Goveia Speaker Series from the UCL Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery, honouring Elsa V. Goveia 💬

🎤 With Charles Forsdick (University of Cambridge).

⭐ Open to all – free tickets: shorturl.at/N6zjn

@uclhistory.bsky.social

The Centre for the study of the Legacies of British Slavery UCL Elsa V. Goveia Memorial Speaker Series 2026 Haiti's 'Double Debt': From Commemoration to Reparation Prof. Charles Forsdick Drapers Professor of French, University of Cambridge 5pm-7pm, Wednesday 18 March 2026 Room G12, 1-19 Torrington Place, UCL https://tinyurl.com/ElsaGoveia2026 The poster is in bold colours of dark blue, cream and an orangey-red to match the Haitian flag also pictured. The images are: - a black and white line drawing of the signing of the "Treaty with Haiti" which shows Toussaint L'Ouverture seated at a table with another man who is holding a quill pen in his hand and various other figures. - Flag of the First Republic of Haiti (fabric). "The flag is composed of two horizontal bands of worsted bunting, blue over red. Sewn onto the center of both sides of the flag is a square panel of off-white linen with the coat of arms of the Republic of Haiti painted in oil. The coat of arms consists of a royal palm tree on a green ground surmounted by a red Phrygian cap or “cap of liberty” and with a drum at its base. Flanking the palm on each side are three national flags, a bronze fieldpiece and stacked cannon balls, along with stands of muskets and bayonets. Below is a red scroll edged and lettered in yellow, bearing the words “REPUBLIQUE D’HAYTI.”" (Description from the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History & Culture) In the bottom right is a headshot of Prof Charles Forsdick.

We are delighted to announce the details for the 2026 Elsa V. Goveia Memorial Speaker Series! This year, our guest speaker is Professor Charles Forsdick, who will present on "Haiti's 'Double Debt': from Commemoration to Reparation". Join us on campus at 5pm, Wed 18 March tinyurl.com/ElsaGoveia2026

Questions of Race and Repair The idea of making amends for slavery has a long genealogy in Britain. Catherine Hall examines this history alongside vital questions of race and repair for our present moment.

The idea of making amends for slavery has a long genealogy in Britain.

Catherine Hall (@cslbs.bsky.social) examines this history alongside vital questions of race and repair for our present moment.

Our newest project, New World Royalists, is now up at new-world-royalists.ucl.ac.uk!

A breakthrough interactive digital humanities project on enslaved lives and communities in Port Royal Jamaica, the site gives new perspectives on past Black lives during and after British slavery.

Opportunities Find opportunities to join UCL History in academic, research, teaching and learning, admin and other capacities below.

The Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery (CSLBS) is excited to announce 3 new roles on our groundbreaking Valuable Lives project!

🔍 Open roles:
• 2 x Research Assistant (Digital Humanities)
• 1 x Research Fellow (Digital Humanities)

🗓 Closing date: 23 Jan 2026

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Valuable Lives: Black Unfreedom and the Collapse of Slavery in Jamaica Valuable Lives is a major CSLBS project aimed at creating the first and most comprehensive publicly available database on black lives under British slavery.

Job alert! For our latest project, Valuable Lives, we're looking for:
- a Research Fellow (www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...)
- 2 Research Assistants (www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...)

Application deadline: 23 January 2026

Find out more about this exciting project here: www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...

Valuable Lives: Black Unfreedom and the Collapse of Slavery in Jamaica Valuable Lives is a major CSLBS project aimed at creating the first and most comprehensive publicly available database on black lives under British slavery.

Job alert! For our latest project, Valuable Lives, we're looking for:
- a Research Fellow (www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...)
- 2 Research Assistants (www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...)

Application deadline: 23 January 2026

Find out more about this exciting project here: www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...

To read more about how we put New World Royalists together, sign up to our mailing list by emailing cslbs@ucl.ac.uk

Our newest project, New World Royalists, is now up at new-world-royalists.ucl.ac.uk!

A breakthrough interactive digital humanities project on enslaved lives and communities in Port Royal Jamaica, the site gives new perspectives on past Black lives during and after British slavery.

Welcome to CSLBS! www.ucl.ac.uk/history/rese...