Thomas Thistlewood: The Tyranny of Masters - Prof. Trevor Burnard

In this video Professor Trevor Burnard, of the University of Melbourne, talks about Thomas Thistlewood, a particularly brutal Jamaica slave owner, and the tyranny of the Caribbean slave owners in general.
This video, and other materials, are intended to supplement the teaching of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and its impact on the Caribbean.
This video was produced as part of the Saint Lauretia project, a fictional 18th century Caribbean island created in Minecraft.
To read more, please visit www.runaways.gla.ac.uk/minercraft/