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
Did slaves build Manchester? Artist interview
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A workshop, called 'Did slaves build Manchester?' was held at the Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI) to involve the public in making figures for an installation in the Textile Gallery.
The artist explains the project.
Filmed at the Museum of Science & Industry on 1 March 2008.