“When Liverpool was Dixie”

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Arthur Sinclair's grave in Fleetwood Cemetery, Lancashire.

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Let's not forget that Liverpool was built on the Slave Trade - so much so that in the late 18th century it was described as "The richest city in the world" and rivalled London as capital of the Empire. It's a grand old city that had almost overnight lost it's importance (and, some might say, has never fully recovered), to the extent that the riches from the Slave Trade were still, by the mid- 19th century, fondly remembered amongst all classes. Being not far from the centre of the cotton manufacturing centres in Lancashire and being the major import hub for that commodity, that trade was seen as a saviour for a city in sharp decline. Having it suddenly collapse by the advent of the ACW and the Union blockade, doubtless also had a bearing on the general support for the Confederacy.
 
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