AbolitionYou are in: Birmingham > abolition  BBC WM producer Mandisa Gordon gives an emotional reflection on the enslavement of her ancestors.  Find out how Birmingham benefited from the brutal enslavement of Africans.  Inside Out takes award-winning musician Soweto Kinch on a personal journey into his city’s past.  Local historian Andy Green, explains how Birmingham was a part of the anti-slavery movement.  Birmingham student Nicole Samuda talks about the importance of learning Black history.  Find out how Birmingham is marking the bi-centenary of the abolition of the Slave Trade.  Find out what really happened in the Transatlantic Slave Trade.  A unique project in Birmingham will unearth one of the bleakest chapters in history.  School children create an exhibition on Olaudah Equiano. Find out how you get it you’re your school.  Michael Buerk calls to account a number of British institutions connected to the lucrative trade.  A look at the ethics of slavery and how slavery is viewed in different faiths. You are in: Birmingham > abolition |
