Kenneth Wayne Ackerson

INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED:

• B.A., History, Salisbury University, 1988
• B.A., Psychology, Salisbury University, 1988
• M.A., History, Salisbury University, 1990
• Ph.D., Temple University (1999)
• Dissertation: "The African Institution of London, 1807-1827"

  The African Institution was a pivotal anti-slavery group in Britain during the early 19th Century, and its members included royalty, lawyers, and Members of Parliament such as William Wilberforce. Because it helped to shape national policy towards slavery in general and the slave trade in particular, it's influence on the international level actually exceeded its domestic influence.