Maritime Archive and Library
During the 18th century Liverpool was Britain`s main slaving port. Between 1700 and 1807, ships from Liverpool carried about 1.5 million Africans across the Atlantic in conditions of great cruelty. This information sheet presents a basic outline of Liverpool traders' involvement in the trade, with lists of our archives concerned with the trade, including registers of ships and family business archives. The sheet also contains a bibliography and a useful list of addresses and websites.
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