Author： Green Andy
Publisher： Routledge Ltd
ISSN： 0144-039X
Source： Slavery & Abolition, Vol.29, Iss.2, 2008-01, pp. : 189-201
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Abstract
This article considers the impact of local and national debates about slavery and abolition in Birmingham in the United Kingdom, highlighting the significance of memorialised representations of Joseph Sturge, a leader of nineteenth-century emancipation campaigns. By addressing the complex diasporic cultural heritages that co-exist in the West Midlands today, it argues how urban industrial sites such as Birmingham are often unfairly neglected in accounts of slavery. Contesting this absence, the article also looks at the work of Vanley Burke's 'Sugar Coated Tears' - a contemporary installation that confronts Birmingham's complicity in providing the industrial materials needed to supply the Atlantic trade.
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