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Cape Coast Castle (1664–1807)

1664–1807 — The headquarters of Britain’s slave trade on the Gold Coast. Tens of thousands of captive Africans passed through its dungeons to the ships. About 12.5 million people were embarked across the Atlantic in all; remember them.

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Why Britain industrialised first (chapter 1 of Industrial Revolution)
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The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914
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Map showing Cape Coast Castle (1664–1807), site of memory in The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914
SITE OF MEMORY · THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, 1750–1914

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