William Pettigrew

historian

William Pettigrew is a historian and professor at King’s College London, known for his research on Britain's transatlantic slave trade and for leading the project that resulted in the comprehensive Register of British Slave Traders, which documents over 10,500 individuals involved in the slave trade.

Global Media Ratings

Dominance

0.01%

Persistence

0 wks

Reach

306,829

Power

12,203$

Sentiment

6.75

Countries Mentioned

Country	Mentions	Sentiment	Dominance	+ Persistence	x Population	= Reach	x GDP (millions)	= Power
United Kingdom	4	6.75	0.45%	+0%	67,886,011	306,829	$2,700,000	12,203$
Totals	4				67,886,011	306,829	$2,700,000	12,203$

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Recent Mentions

United Kingdom: Prof William Pettigrew, who led the project, said the register showed a 'truly national picture'. 6

Sarah Mullally Ottobah Cugoano Henry Brydges Alan Lester Natasha Beckles Leona Vaughn Malik Al Nasir John Cotton Thomas Newton Thomas Francklin Morgan Godwyn William Wilberforce Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton Samuel Sharpe John Smith Marsha De Cordova

The Guardian: Fresh evidence of C of E’s role in enslavement uncovered as church wrestles with reparations debate | Anglicanism

United Kingdom: Prof William Pettigrew, the lead historian of the register, said: 'This platform of support for the Duke of York became the Tory party.' 6

Ed Davey Kemi Badenoch Sir Benjamin Bathurst Sir Robert Clayton Edward Colston Robert Harley Sir Richard Hoare William Wilberforce Olaudah Equiano Henry Dundas Edward Thurlow Sir Robert Peel John Gladstone James Blair Eric Phillips

The Guardian: How enslavement became state-backed operation supported by Conservative and Lib Dem forerunners | Slavery

United Kingdom: Prof William Pettigrew, who led the project, said the register had established connections with roughly 900 organisations. 7

Sir Jeffrey Jeffreys Capt Thomas Phillips Edward Colston William Prichard Sir Robert Geffrye Diane Abbott Sir William Humphreys Samuel Stanier Sir Robert Vyner

The Guardian: The London hospital funded by donors who invested in the slave trade | Slavery

United Kingdom: Prof William Pettigrew of King’s College London led the project documenting Britain's slave-trading past. 8

David Olusoga Charles Iii Edward Colston James Ii John Locke George Frideric Handel Robert Heysham Arthur Heywood Bryan Blundell William Earle John Dramani Mahama

The Guardian: Monarchs, MPs and merchants: the register laying bare Britain’s slave-trading past | Slavery