Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation

The mission of WISE is twofold. First, to help deliver the knowledge base to which Archbishop Tutu refers. Second, to raise public awareness of issues relating to slavery, emancipation, social justice and human rights, past and present. These goals inform all the work of WISE. As an interdisciplinary institute WISE will generate world class research; will provide a forum for academic discourse and interaction; and will actively partner others in advancing public understanding of both historic and contemporary slavery, thereby informing political and social