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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What evidence is there of a black presence in Britain and north west England?
About these articles: These articles were written by a number of different authors. They discuss examples of black people in Britain and the racist attitudes they may have encountered.
Please note that the views expressed are personal perspectives by the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Revealing Histories museum and gallery partners.
Racism and rights for Africans by Marika Sherwood
The abolition movement and mill worker solidarity by Dr Alan Rice
The fight: African resistance by Dr Alan Rice
William Hogarth and Godfried Donkor An extract from the Trade and Empire exhibition at The Whitworth Art Gallery 2007
Black servants in Britain by Dr Emma Poulter