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Title New exhibition shines light on the sinister history of slavery in Australia Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet National Indigenous Times Media type Web Country/Territory Australia Date 28/08/24 Description A new exhibit, Chains of Empire, opened at the Australian National Maritime Museum this month, exploring Australia's history with the Atlantic Ocean slave trade and the effects of Britain abolishing slavery across its empire in 1833. Developed in collaboration with a team of Australia's leading historians from University of Western Australia, Edith Cowan University and the University of Melbourne, with First Nations guidance, the exhibit reveals the legacies of British slavery across Australia and highlights the real stories of the trials and suffering of indentured workers. Chains of Empire opened August 23 to coincide with the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. Producer/Author Giovanni Torre URL https://nit.com.au/28-08-2024/13288/legacies-of-slavery-exhibition-australian-history-pacific-Indigenous-Kanaka-colonialism-maritime-museum Persons Jane Lydon