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
A Letter From Trinidad
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We unfold the tale of Frank, a family history that has been a secret for almost a century, reaching back from a present day Oldham community to the hidden story of indentured labour from Bengal.
A Letter from Trinidad was created by young people from Oldham in partnership with Gallery Oldham and Reel Manchester.