After the Flood: About the Documentary
This 67 minute feature documentary shows how the 18th-century Church became embroiled in chattel slavery.
After the Flood: Opening Welcome
This short welcome sets the tone for the After the Flood event, acknowledging the ongoing legacies of the slave trade and the role of the Church, while inviting reflection and open discussion.
After the Flood: An Introduction to Wells & Transatlantic Slavery Network
This introduction outlines the origins, aims and ongoing work of the Wells and Transatlantic Slavery Network, including research, events, education and community engagement.
After the Flood: An Introduction to the Movement for Racial Justice
Revd Alton Bell introduces the Movement for Justice and Reconciliation, sharing its history, mission and the powerful journey that led to the creation of After the Flood.
Opening Welcome
Anne Gell
Acting Dean of Wells Cathedral
An introduction to the Wells & Transatlantic Slavery Project
Jess Witchell, Wells Cathedral & Susann Savidge, Somerset African Caribbean Network
Re-thinking African Enslavement
Revd. Dr Carlton Turner
Anglican Contextual Theologian, The Queens Foundation
Wells, the West Country and the Atlantic World: what’s slavery got to do with it?
Tommy Maddinson
Exeter University & UCL
Wells Cathedral and Transatlantic Slavery
Professor James Clark
Exeter University
The Bishops of Bath and Wells – their connection to slavery and its abolition.
Debbie Manners
Exeter University
