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History explorer: the British slave trade

Ellie Cawthorne and James Walvin uncover the dark history of Liverpool's connection to the transatlantic slave trade, at the International Slavery Museum

Shackles that were used to tether slaves, on display at the International Slavery Museum. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

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