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Lancaster
Alongside the Transatlantic Slave Trade, many Lancaster people were heavily involved in slavery through their trade in West-Indian goods and in some cases ownership of plantations. Merchants became powerful and wealthy through trading in rum, sugar,…
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Lancaster
Lancashire cotton mills and American slavery are central to Britain's industrial history. Join expert Prof Alan Rice as he explores the reality behind the North West's cotton industry through the history of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade.…