Slavery Connection - Manchester

Manchester reaped huge profits from the trade in humans. The region was also home to a strong abolition movement. In 1787, 10,000 people signed a petition against the slave trade.

King Cotton

Writer Jimmy McGovern on his new play about the slave trade and the Lancashire cotton industry

Suffrage and slavery

Discover the women who, despite not having the right to vote, played a vital role in abolition.

Rebel slave

David Williams from Hulme uncovers a story of heroic resistance by his African slave ancestor

Black-on-black slavery

How the rift between Caribbeans and Africans over slavery is being tackled here in Manchester

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