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
Colonialism and the expansion of empires
About these articles: These articles were written by a number of different authors. They discuss the process of European colonisation, indentured labour from Asia and the ongoing exploitation and global inequalities today.
Please note that the views expressed are personal perspectives by the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Revealing Histories museum and gallery partners.
From slave coast to oil rivers An extract from the Trade and Empire exhbition at The Whitworth Art Gallery
Indentured labour from Asia by Dr Emma Poulter
Other human rights issues by Dr Alan Rice
The ongoing exploitation of Africa by Marika Sherwood
How racist ideas became widespread by Marika Sherwood