By the time slavery ended, over 1 million enslaved people had been forcibly moved in the domestic slave trade across state lines. Hundreds of thousands more were bought and sold within states.
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Black Lives Matter brings the slavery story into the present in America – but it leaves Africa stuck in the past.
The statue was part of a push in the Victorian era to create mercantile heroes. Colston’s slaving activities were conveniently glossed over.
If you want to know the extent of the slave trade from Liverpool, use the tools in this article.
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