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Video NationYou are in: Manchester > Video Nation > "This detestable trade"  Jonathan Schofield at the Cathedral "This detestable trade"Jonathan Schofield City guide Jonathan Schofield tells how the people of Manchester were the first to stand up and say 'no' to slavery.
 Thomas Clarkson speaking Manchester was the scene of the very first mass meeting opposing the slave trade. In 1787, abolitionist campaigner Thomas Clarkson found himself welcomed in Manchester after being attacked in Liverpool. His speech at the old Collegiate Church, now the Cathedral, led to a petition which was signed by a fifth of the city's population. City guide, Jonathan Schofield, tells the story of that speech: last updated: 05/07/07 SEE ALSOYou are in: Manchester > Video Nation > "This detestable trade" [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] |
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