The price of emancipation
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Two views of the Custom House, City of London
© City of London, London Metropolitan Archives.
Two views of the Custom House, City of London; above is the Custom House which burnt down in 1814 and beneath is the building in Mincing Lane which was used in its place. Anonymous artist, c. 1814. London was the finance capital of the system of slavery and the centre of the sugar trade. Read more