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
Global
What evidence is there of a black presence in Britain and north west England?
About these objects: Objects from the collections in museums and galleries in Bolton, Manchester, Oldham and Rochdale show evidence of people of African descent in the north west of England during and after the transatlantic slave trade. These were mainly personal servants for wealthy families or abolitionists campaigning against slavery.