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.
Oldham Tinkers: The Owl of Oldham song
Manchester Attitude exhibition: Benga…
Trade and Empire event: More questions
Trade and Empire event: Questions
Trade and Empire event: Initial…
Trade and Empire event: Poetry…
Did slaves build Manchester? Making…
Did slaves build Manchester? Slave ship…
Facing up to the past: James Watkins…
Facing up to the past: Questions and…