Exhibition to mark bicentenary of abolition of slave trade by Parliament
The bicentenary of the British Parliamentary abolition of the slave trade is to be marked with a new exhibition.
The exhibition entitled - The British Slave Trade: Abolition Parliament and People - will be held in Westminster Hall from 23 May to 23 September 2007 and will be open to the public, free of charge.Please see website for details and opening hours: www.parliament.uk/slavetrade
There are also a number of associated activities and events planned:
- A special issue of the journal Parliamentary History which will include a selection of essays from a variety of specialists and a catalogue of the exhibition.
- An online resource is being developed by the Parliamentary Archives: Parliament and the British Slave Trade 1600-1807 www.parliament.uk/slavetrade which will allow some of the exhibits to be explored in more detail, and will also draw extensively on the vast range of archived material that documents Parliament’s relationship with this issue.
- The Parliamentary Education Unit will be preparing special teaching materials and events to accompany the exhibition both for schools and general visitors. Click here for more information.
- A series of seminars has been organised in partnership with the Parliamentary History Trust http://www.histparl.ac.uk/.
- On the Road to Abolition map, website and downloadable audio tour of the sites around Westminster which relate to the slave trade and Black history in the area is being produced in partnership with the National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, Tate Britain and Westminster City Council and Archives. For details see www.westminster.gov.uk/abolition
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