Interviews
Interviewing some of those involved in the commemoration of the 1807 abolition of the slave trade provides a number of insights into how this event is marked by groups, organisations and society and indeed what is being commemorated. Engaging with the thoughts and perspectives of some of the leading museum practitioners, historians, media producers and cultural commentators highlights the various ways that the bicentenary is imagined and constructed. These interviews can provide inspiration for debate and reflection on what the 1807 Abolition Act means to Britain today.
Commentators
- James Walvin - Academic, York University
- Clare Short - Member of Parliament
- Tony Tibbles - Director, National Maritime Museum
Museums
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
- Francesca Davies - Project Assistant, Equiano Project
- Rita McLean - Head of Museums and Heritage Services at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
British Empire and Commonwealth Museum
- Anne Lineen - Exhibition Project Manager
British Museum
- Catherine Eagleton - Curator of Modern Money
- Katharine Hoare - Schools and Young Audience Team
- Jonathan King - Keeper at the Department of Africa, India and the Americas
- Chris Spring - Curator of the Africa Gallery
International Slavery Museum, National Museums Liverpool
- Richard Benjamin - Head of the International Slavery Museum
- Sara Hilton - Director of Projects, National Museums Liverpool
Museum in Docklands
- David Spence - Director, Museum in Docklands
- Tom Wareham - Curator of Community and Maritime History, Museum in Docklands
Wilberforce House Museum, Hull
- Jane Batty - Audience Development Officer, Wilberforce House
- John Hughes - Project Manager for the Wilberforce Project
- Jayne Tyler - Head of Professional Services for Culture, Hull City Council
