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 places: We do not currently have many places linked to this theme. New research may reveal some links in the future and they will then be added to the site.
Trade and Empire: Remembering Slavery at The Whitworth Art Gallery was an exhibition which explored the expansion of empire, commerce and collecting, and the impact and resonance of slavery and its legacy in a colonial world.