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Abolition

Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, Video Nation contributors have produced a series of short films looking at the legacy of the slave trade on modern Britain.

See some films made by young people in response to the subject of Abolition

WATCH THIS VIDEO Add your thoughts Find out more	27 Feb 2007 ABOLITION: EL MINA Sonia & Nash El Mina Thakker 4.00 mins Sonia and Nash El Mina Thakker discover that the legacy of slavery is a very personal story.	WATCH THIS VIDEO Add your thoughts Find out more	26 Mar 2007 ABOLITION: FAMILY HISTORY Clive Wedderburn 3.46 mins Clive is researching his family history and his connection with the slave trade.

WATCH THIS VIDEO Add your thoughts Find out more	27 Feb 2007 ABOLITION: TEA MAN Leanne Hylton 2.07 mins Leanne has learned that an area of Newcastle she regularly visits has connections with the slave trade.	WATCH THIS VIDEO Add your thoughts Find out more	12 Mar 2007 ABOLITION: ADDRESS TO HER OWN SEX Jo Teakle 2.56 mins Dr Jo Teakle discovered her family's strong links with the slave trade abolition movement.

WATCH THIS VIDEO Add your thoughts Find out more	27 Feb 2007 ABOLITION: BAGGAGE OF THE PAST Sheree Mack 2.41 mins Sheree is a writer and has been researching the connections that Newcastle has with the slave trade.	WATCH THIS VIDEO Add your thoughts Find out more	12 Mar 2007 ABOLITION: DIGNITY Ali Bullivent 2.56 mins Ali believes that people still live in slavery in 21st century Britain

WATCH THIS VIDEO Add your thoughts Find out more	09 Mar 2007 ABOLITION: UNDERSTANDING Donovan Farquharson 3.42 mins Donovan Farquharson from Southampton is a poet, dancer and performer. For him the effects of slavery are still felt even in 2007.	WATCH THIS VIDEO Add your thoughts Find out more	27 Feb 2007 ABOLITION: CAPOERIA Luis do Patrocinio 1.38 mins Luis do Patrocinio has brought a special dance, originated by Brazilian slaves, to the people of Oxford.

WATCH THIS VIDEO Add your thoughts Find out more	23 Feb 2007 ABOLITION: DETESTABLE TRADE Jonathan Schofield 2.35 mins Jonathan Schofield tells how the people of Manchester were the first to stand up and say 'no' to slavery.	WATCH THIS VIDEO Add your thoughts Find out more	27 Feb 2007 ABOLITION: LEGACY OF SLAVERY Stephen Quinn 3.28 mins Stephen explains how St James Cemetery in Toxteth is linked with the Slave Trade.

WATCH THIS VIDEO Add your thoughts Find out more	22 Feb 2007 ABOLITION: SUGAR Rev Julyan Drew 5.05 mins How did the boycott of sugar help stop the transatlantic slave trade?	WATCH THIS VIDEO Add your thoughts Find out more	26 Mar 2007 ABOLITION: BELLEMOOR SCHOOL Bellemoor Students 2.41 mins Students from Bellemoor School in Southampton have been learning about their hometown's connection to the slave trade.

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	01 Mar 2007 ABOLITION: BOTH SIDES OF SLAVERY Julia Titus 4.38 mins Julia is mixed race and has connections to both sides of the slave trade.	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	08 Mar 2007 ABOLITION: SEARCHING FOR CLARKSON Charlotte 2.30 mins 14 year old Charlotte has been finding out about her hometown's links with those that opposed the slave trade.

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	08 Mar 2007 ABOLITION: ROOTS Amanda Halpin 2.25 mins Amanda and her family have been tracing her family tree, but now they need to fill in some gaps.	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	08 Mar 2007 ABOLITION: ACTION Lolita Woolley 2.50 mins Lolita thinks its time to put words into Action when we remember the atrocities of the slave trade.

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	08 Mar 2007 ABOLITION: WHAT NEXT? Kwaku ampomah 1.43 mins Kwaku takes us to the place where the act to abolish the transportation of slaves was drawn up.	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	14 Mar 2007 ABOLITION: FAMILY MATTERS Cedric Barber 4.17 mins Finding out about his family history has had a big impact on Cedric Barber's life.

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	14 Mar 2007 ABOLITION: AFRICAN SNOW Israel Oyelumade 4.20 mins Actor Israel Oyelumade gets to grips with the character of Olouda Equiano Long.	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	14 Mar 2007 ABOLITION: A PROTEST THROUGH POTTERY Sharon Gator 3.30 mins The fight against slavery came in many forms but for Josiah Wedgwood, one way to show his disapproval was the production of a medallion.

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		14 Mar 2007 ABOLITION: THOMAS FOWELL BUXTON Professor Howard Temperley 3.35 mins Is it time to recognise Thomas Fowell Buxton as one of the forces behind the abolition of slavery in the UK?

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