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The persistence of memory - Remembering slavery in Liverpool, 'slaving capital of the world' (Paperback)
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The persistence of memory - Remembering slavery in Liverpool, 'slaving capital of the world' (Paperback)
Series: Liverpool Studies in International Slavery, 18
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An Open Access edition of this book will be made available on
publication on our website and on the OAPEN Library, funded by the
LUP Open Access Author Fund. The Persistence of Memory is a history
of the public memory of transatlantic slavery in the largest
slave-trading port city in Europe, from the end of the 18th century
into the 21st century; from history to memory. Mapping this public
memory over more than two centuries reveals the ways in which
dissonant pasts, rather than being 'forgotten histories', persist
over time as a contested public debate. This public memory,
intimately intertwined with constructions of 'place' and
'identity', has been shaped by legacies of transatlantic slavery
itself, as well as other events, contexts and phenomena along its
trajectory, revealing the ways in which current narratives and
debate around difficult histories have histories of their own. By
the 21st century, Liverpool, once the 'slaving capital of the
world', had more permanent and long-lasting memory work relating to
transatlantic slavery than any other British city. The long history
of how Liverpool, home to Britain's oldest continuous black
presence, has publicly 'remembered' its own slaving past, how this
has changed over time and why, is of central significance and
relevance to current and ongoing efforts to face contested
histories, particularly those surrounding race, slavery and empire.
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