British people can’t be made to pay for the wrongs of slavery – but we must confront our complicated history | Andy Burnham
Working together with our Commonwealth family is the best way to ensure prosperity for us all • Andy Burnham open to calls for formal apology for Britain’s role in slave trade On 28 October 1787, Thomas Clarkson pushed through the crowds to reach the pulpit of Manchester Cathedral.
Key points
- They show us the complicated truth of our history.
- Thousands of people in Manchester signed a petition against slavery after Clarkson’s sermon.
- And yet Manchester’s cotton industry was built on the labour of enslaved people.
A campaigner for abolishing slavery, he spoke urgently about the horrors of the slave trade and the humanity of enslaved people.
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