Collection
Date
Location
Type
Wilberforce 2007
Wilberforce 2007 was a year-long programme of events from Hull City Council, commemorating the bicentenary and celebrating the city's diverse communities. The programme, named after 'son of Hull' William Wilberforce MP, was based around the themes Wilberforce 2007 2007
Abolition 200
2007
Abolition of the Slave Trade Bicentennial 2007: Ignored No More
The Greater London Authority produced an Events Guide for Londoners in 2007 detailing some of the initiatives taking place in the capital involving the Mayor. This included Africa Day on Trafalgar Square, celebrating the positive contributions Abolition of the Slave Trade Bicentennial 2007: Ignored No More 2007
2007 Bicentenary for the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act at the National Maritime Museum
The National Maritime Museum marked the bicentenary with a range of initiatives and events including a new exhibition, a film season, poetry, music, debates, and new publications. A new permanent gallery opened at the museum in winter 2007 exploring 2007 Bicentenary for the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act at the National Maritime Museum 2007
Towards Understanding Slavery: Past and Present
history. A series of events, exhibitions and education programmes ran across the city throughout 2007. These included an exhibition of William Blake's works relating to the idea of slavery at the Burrell Collection, and a photographic exhibition by Graham 2007
200 Years On: The legacies of enslavement and abolition
The World Development Movement seeks to increase awareness of political views in regards to world economic and social development. The organisation published a briefing in 2007 to mark the bicentenary, exploring the stories of grassroots pressure 2007
Did Slavery End in 1807?
2007
Slavery and Anti-Slavery in the Modern World
The City of York lectures in 2007 examined the question: Did the abolition of the slave trade in 1807 really mark the beginning of the end of slavery in the modern world? The University of York organised the public lecture series, which discussed 2007
Knaresborough Festival of Entertainment and Visual Arts, 2007
Historian Audrey Dewjee gave a talk on the Yorkshire links with slavery, abolition and emancipation during Knaresborough's annual Festival of Entertainment and Visual Arts in 2007, entitled 'Merchants, Plantations and Slave Traders'. Knaresborough Festival of Entertainment and Visual Arts, 2007 2007