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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Who resisted and campaigned for abolition?
About these videos: A number of events and activities held in the region's museums and galleries to commemorate the 2007 bicentenary of the British abolition of the slave trade focused on abolition, particularly African American abolitionists who travelled to Britain to campaign against slavery.
An audio extract from a speech by John…
Oldham Debate: Henry Box Brown and…
Henry Box Brown drama event
Facing up to the past: James Watkins…
MOSI event: Rice on Henry Box Brown
Explanation of Henry Box Brown
'What's it got to do with us?' Tour
'What's it got to do with us?' Tour
Oldham Debate: Rochdale and cotton
Oldham Debate: abolition