Professor John Oldfield, Director of WISE, holds a public lecture on Hull's contribution to emancipation and the abolition of slavery and the Slave Trade. See the University of Hull Culture Cafe site to book a place online. Open to the public and free of charge.
http://www2.hull.ac.uk/administration/leap/opencampus/theopencampusprogramme16-17/culturecafe-talks-autumn1617.aspx