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Slavery Abolition

Wreck of paddle steamer throws light on British support for Confederacy slave states during US Civil War Slavery Abolition

Wreck of paddle steamer throws light on British support for Confederacy slave states during US Civil War

The Liverpool-built Leila paddle steamer set out on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic to run the Union blockade of Confederate ports - Historic England Britain has long been proud of its historically progressive attitude to slavery, frequently pointing t…
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August 30, 2019