AbolitionYou are in: Liverpool > History > Discover > Abolition  Find out about the central role Liverpool played in the slave trade.  The street made famous by The Beatles is named after a Liverpool slave trader.  See photos of locations in Liverpool linked with the history of the slave trade.  The papers of a Liverpool merchant reveal the city's ties to the slave trade.  A Liverpool councillor's 1999 motion to apologise for the slave trade led to a storm of controversy.  Stephen explains how St James Cemetery in Toxteth is linked with the Slave Trade.  Liverpool school children recreate the slavery debate of the 18th Century. You are in: Liverpool > History > Discover > Abolition |
