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Archbishop of Canterbury promises remedial action on historic slave trade on castle visit

The Archbishop of Canterbury has promised “action” in redressing the evils of the historic transatlantic slave trade.
Time

The Forgotten History of a British Ship that Fought a Notorious Slaver—and Won

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ProPublica

How a Grad Student Uncovered the Largest Known Slave Auction in the U.S.

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The Washington Post

The slave trade continued long after it was illegal — with lessons for today

Last weekend, “60 Minutes” featured a special on the recent discovery of the sunken remains of the slave ship Clotilda. On this vessel, traders brought 110 captive Africans to Alabama in 1860 — a full ...
The Atlantic

The Men Who Turned Slavery Into Big Business

Isaac Franklin spent part of Christmas Day 1833 assessing his company’s operations and making plans for the future. Writing from New Orleans to one of his business partners in Virginia, Franklin took ...
The New York Times

We Still Can’t See American Slavery for What It Was

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