Christine Whyte
@chrispywhyte.bsky.social
historian and mother; working in Glasgow; writing and teaching about the history of childhood and the British empire in Africa
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Haven't yet had time to read Toby's Green's 2025 The Heretic of Cacheu? Find out swiftly about Crispina Peres, 'the most powerful trader in the town in the 1650s-60s'. #Skystorians
Lessons in pluralism from a 17th-century African town | Aeon Essays
The 17th-century town Cacheu was a hub of West African and European cultures, languages and beliefs (and run by women)
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January 28, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Haven't yet had time to read Toby's Green's 2025 The Heretic of Cacheu? Find out swiftly about Crispina Peres, 'the most powerful trader in the town in the 1650s-60s'. #Skystorians
Reposted by Christine Whyte
I'm listing resources available to students to do research on slavery and the trade in enslaved Africans in the Atlantic. Some people might find it useful, so I'm linking it here, in the hope that people will point be towards others. English is prefered, but any language is acceptable
#skystorians
#skystorians
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January 11, 2026 at 5:11 PM
I'm listing resources available to students to do research on slavery and the trade in enslaved Africans in the Atlantic. Some people might find it useful, so I'm linking it here, in the hope that people will point be towards others. English is prefered, but any language is acceptable
#skystorians
#skystorians