In Greater Manchester
- How money from slavery made Greater Manchester
- The importance of cotton in north west England
- The Lancashire cotton famine
- Smoking, drinking and the British sweet tooth
- Black presence in Britain and north west England
- Resistance and campaigns for abolition
- The bicentenary of British abolition
Global
Africa, the arrival of Europeans and the transatlantic slave trade
Powerhouse event group discussion 9
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A group of people handle museum objects relating to the history and legacy of slavery. They discuss the objects and their significance with museum curators.
Filmed at the Powerhouse Centre on 27 March 2008.