2016年6月6日 · The boycott of cotton in Manchester was directly linked with the American Civil War. The North, led by the President Abraham Lincoln, fought the southern Confederate States of America to abolish slavery and re-establish the unified United States of America.

In March 1807, when the British government abolished the trading of slaves from Africa, textiles from Manchester were deemed vital to the Liverpool slave trade not only because they were...

2013年1月17日 · Just off the vast expanse of Albert Square in Manchester is a smaller square named after an American president. Unnoticed, for the most part, by post-pub revellers and shoppers, Abe himself...

One of the city’s major efforts in the anti-slave trade movement, which immediately sparked renewed national attention, was the invitation given to Thomas Clarkson to denounce slavery in Manchester. Clarkson’s visit was a watershed that energised …

2024年12月12日 · ‘ABOLISH MANCHESTER’ (April 2023) print on 100% recycled 190gsm white card. Featuring ISSUE 08 editorial excerpt overleaf. Available in A4 or A5 sized prints. A culture zine for the North West of England. Anti-profit.

2022年1月25日 · What role did Manchester and Mancunians play in the fight over slavery and emancipation? Manchester, with its strong Dissenting tradition, was a hotbed of abolitionist enthusiasm which produced some of the largest anti-slavery petitions of the day.

2008年7月11日 · ‘Was Manchester Built By Slaves?’ is the title - and central question - of a new website which seeks to explore the city’s particular relationship with slavery and the slave trade.

Manchester played an increasingly active part in the anti-slavery movement. After the passing of the 1833 act, local abolitionists reacted to the disappointment that slavery was being continued by clandestine means in British colonies.

2020年6月14日 · Last weekend thousands of people flocked to Manchester to voice their grievances, tell their stories and let it be known that to them, Black Lives do indeed matter.

In 1788, the Manchester Abolition Committee initiated the first mass petition drive of the movement. The goal of the drive was to put pressure on individual members of parliament.