Sentences with phrase «bicentenary of the abolition»

The former deputy prime minister joined culture minister Margaret Hodge for the official opening of the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool, as part of the celebrations for the bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade.

To mark the bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade, Lancashire Museums invited artist Lubaina Himid to create new work exploring Lancaster's significant role in this trade, its legacies and the issues that still have an impact on today's society

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She spearheaded one timed to the bicentenary of Britain's abolition of slavery, «Trade and Empire: Remembering Slavery,» which combined 18th century watercolors that depicted slaves working in sugar colonies alongside contemporary pieces by black artists.