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?
Facing up to the past: James Watkins monologue 1
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An event was held in Bolton Museum 'Facing up to the past'.
This clip is an actor playing the role of James Watkins who escaped from slavery and came to Britain.
Filmed at Bolton Museum and Archive Service on 17 February 2008.