Exhibit:

British Literature and Human Rights

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My exhibit is meant to provide imagery that personifies and makes realisitc the things described in British Literature by authors who advocated for human rights. Such descriptions often described the conditions of those in need of human right acknowledgement, and these images are meant to depict those conditions. 

Images in this Exhibit

Versailles

The first acts of the French Revolution took place in Versailles, France. This image is meant to represent those first acts, as they are what ignited debate over the definition of human rights. From this, also taking place in Versailles, France, came The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen in 1789, legislatively ending the debate and defining human rights. This image displays the upheaval that was experienced, encouraging the need for a written declaration. This was a big step for human rights, but it was only the beginning of experiences before more legislation and...
Transatlantic Slave Trade Ship at the Port of Bristol, England

This image depics the conditions of the enslaved Africans that were being transported to Bristol, England. This image is a mark in history for what would later spark the abolitionist movement, and encourage the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act of 1807, ending the slave trade in England. This image only shows to an extent why it was only right for enslaved Africans to earn human rights, as they were treated as less than and chained like animals during transportaion. 
Factory Conditions in the Victorian Era

Working conditions in factories became a common concern during the Victorian Era. Birmingham was a booming industrial city during the time, and held many factories and workshops where women and children were working long hours in horrible conditions. This image only touches just how bad it was for individuals spending their days and nights without any breaks in an unhealthy enviroment. Individuals who endured such condtions had no idea that their trauma would lead to reform. The poor conditions of factories and the explotiation of child labor eventually led to the Factory Acts of the 1830s...
Huskar Colliery Memorial

The Huskar Colliery incident was a tragic and deadly event that occurred at a mining location where young children worked. The incident caused 26 children to lose their life, and this image depicts the memorial at Huskar Colliery that is meant to honor the children who should've never been in that mine in the first place. It is extremely unfortunate that those children had to lose their lives in order for change to begin happening, but of the incident came the The Mines and Collieries Act of 1842 aimed at keeping young children from working in mines. 
Gassing During War

While gassing during war may have seemed like a new strategy, the effects it had on both the soliders using and experiecing it and those making the chemicals where detrimental. The Battle of Somme was one battle of WWI that used many gasses as weaponary during its fight. This photo depicts just how powerful such gasses were, but it can't represent the psychological effects it has on those in contact. For soliders, they are expected to endure such trauma, and denied the human right of safety when placed in such poitions. Human rights have been reformed to fit many persons before, and...
Ship of the Windrush Generation

The Windrush Generation is still seeking justice for thier citizenship. This image reprsents just how many immigrants came legally under law at the time to the UK from the Caribbean. This same large number of immigrants were detained, deported and denied their rights when new laws were passed and the Home Office of the UK placed burdens on their citizenship. This photo aims to show how many people were affected by this, and how many are still fighting for their human rights today. The Home Office has still not righted their wrongs to the group, and they are still waiting for justice....