BRITISH EMPIRE AND COMMONWEALTH MUSEUM 10 MAY 2006, BRISTOL,UK

SHOULD BRISTOL APOLOGISE FOR THE SLAVE TRADE?
PART - 1- OPENING SPEECHES

- LISTEN TO THE DEBATE BY CLICKING ON THE SPEAKERS' NAMES BELOW- or go to PART TWO

(the audio files, are in MP3 format)

Chapter	Length
Introductions by A.C.Grayling (Chairperson), Professor of Philosophy and Columnist discuss	4mins 20sec
Lord Hugh Thomas, Historian and writer discuss	8 minutes 39 sec
Dr. Mike Phillips, Author and broadcaster discuss	8 minutes 57 sec
Professor Stephen Howe, Historian, University of Bristol discuss	6mins 28 sec
Isabel Hilton, Guardian columnist and editor of Open Democracy discuss	8mins 9 sec
Ekow Eshun, Creative Director - Institute of Contemporary Arts discuss	4mins 32sec
Richard Dowden, Director - Royal African Society discuss	10mins 26 sec
Toyin Agbetu, Founder, Ligali organisation discuss	11mins 11sec
YOU DEBATE THE APOLOGY ISSUE IN THE online FORUM

Use of above recordings: Courtesy of the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum, Bristol

the empty 'Passenger Shed'
- venue for the apology debate (held 10th May 2006) where voices still echo beyond the space.

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