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
About these videos: A number of events and activities held in the region's museums and galleries to commemorate the 2007 bicentenary of the British abolition of the slave trade.
Two short films were made by young people from Oldham, Manchester and Salford working with film company Reel Manchester exploring the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade in Greater Manchester.
Trade and Empire event: Interview with…
Did slaves build Manchester? Artist…
Facing up to the past: Poetry reading…
Facing up to the Past: Poetry reading…
Facing up to the past: Mill Worker…
Facing up to the past: James Watkins…
Facing up to the past: Questions and…
MOSI event: Rice on Henry Box Brown
MOSI event: historian Alan Rice
Trade and Empire visitor reactions