Historical Walk: Bristol Abolition
Schedule
Thu Sep 26 2024 at 11:00 am to 01:00 pm
Location
M Shed | Bristol, EN
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Discover the names and places associated with Bristol’s thousand-year fight to end the city’s involvement in slavery, from Saxon times to the nineteenth century.From M Shed to the Colston plinth, this two-hour journey will give an insight into the lives of some of the main characters who made this history happen – from African freedom fighters to international campaigners such as Thomas Clarkson, Mary Carpenter and Frederick Douglass.
Booking information
£5 suggested donation.
Please book in advance by calling 0117 352 6600. Sign ups on the day will be taken if space is available.
Image: African American abolitionist Frederick Douglass, superimposed in front of the Victoria Rooms. Courtesy of the Bristol Radical History Group.
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Where is it happening?
M Shed, Bristol Industrial Museum, Wapping Road, Bristol, BS1 4, United Kingdom,Bristol, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
