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Under the Bridge

Sobers, Shawn; Mitchell, Rob; Davies, Abigail

Authors

Shawn Sobers Shawn.Sobers@uwe.ac.uk
Professor of Cultural Interdisciplinary Practice

Rob Mitchell

Abigail Davies



Abstract

This documentary explores Bristol’s historical links with the slave trade, and the feelings in the city relating to this past. It charts local protests, the opening of Pero's Bridge my Paul Boateng MP, and the city's first museum exhibition dedicated to telling the story of Bristol's involvement of the slave trade, in the City Museum.

Transmitted on ITV West in April 2000.

Citation

Sobers, S., Mitchell, R., & Davies, A. (2000). Under the Bridge

Digital Artefact Type Video
Publication Date Apr 1, 2000
Keywords slavery, transatlantic slave trade, Bristol
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1093400
Additional Information Corporate Creators : Firstborn Creatives, ITV West