Monumento
Abraham Lincoln Statue
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Steve
January 8, 2016
Astonishing statue, showing connection between USA and Manchester during the years of Slavery and Cotton
Zach
November 2, 2021
As the largest processor of cotton in the world, Manchester took a strong moral and political stance by supporting Lincoln despite his blockade of the Confederate states beginning in April 1861. This measure drastically reduced supplies of cotton reaching Liverpool and, therefore, the cotton mills of Lancashire. In a meeting at the Manchester Free Trade Hall in 1862, in a show of defiance despite potential starvation and destitution, workers agreed to maintain support for Lincoln and the embargo.
As the largest processor of cotton in the world, Manchester took a strong moral and political stance by supporting Lincoln despite his blockade of the Confederate states beginning in April 1861. This measure drastically reduced supplies of cotton reaching Liverpool and, therefore, the cotton mills o…
Elaine
March 23, 2018
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Lokasyon
Lincoln Grove
Manchester, England