This programme was made for television audiences in Bristol and the West, in the year 2000.
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At that time (twenty years ago), Bristol citizens knew very little about the connection to transatlantic slavery. The film marks a point in recent history when the city began to learn and speak about the subject to embrace all the different meanings it had for them.
Under The Bridge is under 30 minutes long and puts the subject into its historical context for Bristol.
Meanwhile, Bath is known as a Georgian City but what does that mean in relation to its place in history?
- What connections does Bath have to slavery?
- Is this something the city of Bath should speak about?
- If so, how would such a conversation move forward?
Myths, Facts, Feelings is booklet published in 2010 to understand the many different views in the city of Bristol, on the subject and legacies of transatlantic slavery.
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It features a number of 'Questions Arising', which can be used to discuss our feelings and understanding about the subject matter.
There is also a website at www.mythsfactsfeelings.net
The booklet pages are available in JPG image format, courtesy of Black Families Education Support Group, Bath.
me deya is a collection of creative responses by artists, from 2007 which were made to mark the 200th anniversary of the Slave Trade Abolition Act of 1807.
How does transatlantic slavery fit into the history of the British empire?
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Research events, people and activities that could go on the timeline between 1497 and 1834.
These may or may not directly relate to slavery but they should fit within those times.