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Bristol Radical History Group
(Guide attached prints as 4 sided A5 guide)
Bristol Radical History Group presents
SLAVERY: THE HIDDEN HISTORY
March 2007 marks the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the British
slave trade. While political reformers like William Wilberforce are
traditionally celebrated, less is known about the mass movements which
forced the hand of Parliament.
Bristol Radical History Group has planned a program of events to
celebrate the real history of abolition. In a series of public lectures,
films, and social events entitled 'SLAVERY: THE HIDDEN HISTORY' we will
highlight the links between Bristol industry and the slave trade, the
radical black abolitionists, the slaves who abolished slavery, and
throughout we will question why this history has been hidden.
(details of events follow below)
· Sun March 4^th history walk: Black and
Blue: Social History of Bristol Glass
· Tue March 6^th exhibition : Opening the
Archives: The Abolition Movement in Bristol
· Tue March 6^th film: "La Ultima Cena"
· Wed March 7^th talk: Scandal! The Slave
Profiteers
· Thurs March 8^th talk: Invisible Abolitionists/
Slaves Who Abolished Slavery adam hochschild & richard hart!
· Fri March 9^th pub night: Bristol
Abolitionist Pub Night/ SKA LECTURE
· Wed March 14^th talk: Caribbean Struggles After
Abolition richard hart!
· Thurs March 15^th talk: Black Radical Abolitionists
*Find titles from Verso, AK Press, our featured speakers, as well as
radical pamphlets sold at our Radical History Bookstall (at all events
but the history walk and exhibition)*
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/ THIS SUNDAY!/
/?history walk:/ *BLACK AND BLUE: THE SOCIAL HISTORY OF BRISTOL GLASS*
SUNDAY 4 MARCH, 11am
Meet outside Shakespeare pub, Victoria St,
Join local historian and raconteur *Jim McNeill* on a walk that explores
the history of Bristol's glasshouses and explains how they were
sustained by colonial expansion and the city's involvement in the slave
trade.
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/?exhibition: /*OPENING THE ARCHIVES THE ABOLITION MOVEMENT***
TUESDAY 6 MARCH, 2-3pm
Bristol Central Library Bristol Room
Bristol Reference Library presents a selection of books, posters, and
newspapers charting the abolition movement and its opponents. This will
be a rare opportunity to see these primary sources and assess for
yourself the abolition debate of the 19th century.
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/?film/* : LA CENA ULTIMA (THE LAST SUPPER)*
TUESDAY 6 MARCH 8pm
The Cube Microplex £3/ £4
Attempting to fulfill a religious obligation, the count of a 18th
Century Cuban sugar mill decides to recreate the Last Supper with twelve
randomly selected slaves as Christ's disciples. Both master and slaves
get drunk, and over the course of the evening the plantation owner makes
several promises that will end with brutal consequences. A forgotten
relic of Cuban cinema that examines the intellectual roots of Western
slavery.
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/?lecture /*SCANDAL! THE SLAVE PROFITEERS*
WEDNESDAY 7 MARCH, 7.30pm
Kuumba Centre, 20-23 Hepburn Road, St Paul's
However much previous generations have tried to brush it under the
carpet, Bristol is a city whose slave trade past is never far from
public view. After the Emancipation Act of 1833 Bristol's slave owners
were compensated to the tune of £500,000 for their 'loss', a huge sum of
money for the time. *Jim McNeill* traces how this money was invested and
how it stimulated the development of the city's industrial base.
Donations accepted.
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/?lecture:* */* THE INVISIBLE ABOLITIONISTS AND THE SLAVES WHO
ABOLISHED SLAVERY***
THURSDAY 8 MARCH, 7.30pm
The Cube Microplex, Dove St. £2
William Wilberforce is still the one man whom everyone knows from the
abolitionist movement, but what of the wider protest movement, or indeed
the slaves themselves whose own actions did much to force the British
parliament into action. *Adam Hochschild*, the author of Bury The
Chains: The British Struggle To Abolish Slavery and *Richard Hart*,
authority on Caribbean history and ex-Attorney General of Grenada
examine the forgotten faces of the abolitionist movement and ask why
they have not been remembered.
/ //?pub nigh/ ska lecture:* */*CELEBRATE ABOLITION AT THE SEVEN STARS** *
FRIDAY 9 MARCH, 6pm till late
The Seven Stars Pub, 1 Thomas Lane, Price: TBC
At the end of the 18th century, slave ship sailors and abolitionists met
in the Seven Stars pub to plot the end of the slave trade. Join us at
this historic Bristol landmark for a night of music, discussion, and
drinking. Local historian and publican *Mark Steeds* will discuss the
history of the Seven Stars and its crucial importance to the
abolitionist movement. Local historian, trade unionist, and DJ, *Dave
Chapple*, will present a unique musical lecture entitled 'Slavery,
Garveyism and Independence: Jamaican Popular Music, 1954-1972'. Ska
music and dancing to follow.
///?lecture/ *CARIBBEAN STRUGGLES AFTER ABOLITION*
WEDNESDAY 14 MARCH, 8.00pm
Kuumba Centre, 20-23 Hepburn Road, St Paul's
On paper, slavery was abolished in the British Empire in 1838. In the
Caribbean, former slaves remained desperately poor, politically
disenfranchised, and subject to persistent exploitation. As conditions
deteriorated, rebellion grew. *Richard Hart*, founding member of the
Jamaican nationalist movement and renowned Caribbean scholar, will
discuss the economic and political struggles that occurred after the end
of slavery. Drawing on his historical scholarship and reflecting on his
own political activity, Dr. Hart will consider how these post abolition
struggles laid the foundation for later independence movements
throughout the Caribbean.
/?lecture/ *BLACK RADICAL ABOLITIONISTS*
THURSDAY 15 MARCH 7.30pm
The Cube Microplex, Dove St. South, £2
Speakers: * **Ruth Symister & South London Radical
History Group*
March 2007 marks the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave
trade in the British Empire. A key turning point in the abolitionist
campaign was the 1789 publication of The Interesting Narrative of the
Life of Olaudah Equiano. This indictment of slavery, written by a former
slave, had a tremendous influence on the abolitionist campaign.
Similarly, actions of former slaves energized radical movements for
abolition and democracy in 19th century Britain. Who were these
revolutionaries and how did they change the political landscape of their
time?
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*Bristol Radical History Group* is an independent voluntary
organisation.Our events are free or of minimal cost and open for anybody
to attend. The lectures are given by members of the public, local
history groups and visiting expert speakers. Bristol Radical History
Group events are organised by local people from Bristol and we are NOT
funded by Universities, Political Parties, Business or Local Government.
To break even we rely on donations from the audience at meetings and the
proceeds from our book stall.
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