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
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Legacies: Commemorating the bicentenary of British abolition
Talking About Slavery at Gallery Oldham
Talking About Slavery looked at the history of the textile industry in Oldham and Saddleworth and revealed some of the early links between slavery and cotton. Objects from the gallery's collections were selected for display from 17 November 2007 until 2 February 2008.