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
Oldham Debate: thank you?
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The question of saying thank you is discussed - to acknowledge the process that got black people to where they are today.
The fact that slavery is now on the national curriculum for schools is seen as a positive step.
Fair trade is raised as a positive way individuals can make a commitment to addressing moral reparations.
Filmed at Gallery Oldham on 29 March 2008.