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Slavery Connection - Liverpool Liverpool was late in entering the slave trade but quickly surpassed London and Bristol to become Europe’s number one slave port by the 1740’s.
	How was Liverpool central to the slave trade? Where does the street name Penny Lane come from? Should Liverpool apologise?
	Liverpool's role in slavery
			Discover Liverpool's strong links with the slave trade and how many of the city's merchants opposed abolition.






	A Legacy Of Slavery
			Stephen explains how St James Cemetery in Toxteth is linked with the Slave Trade.






	Schooled in Slavery
			Liverpool school children recreate the slavery debate of the 18th Century.






	Penny Lane
			The street made famous by The Beatles is named after a Liverpool slave trader.







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