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Why Bryan Blundell Matters Today
Black History Month encourages us to look again at the people, institutions and stories that have shaped our communities. Sometimes that process deepens our sense of pride; at other times it forces us to confront difficult and uncomfortable truths. Researching my ancestor Bryan Blundell proved to be one such experience.
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The Slave Trader: The Story of Bryan Blundell, Master Mariner, Philanthropist and Slave Trader
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“The preacher had spoken. But in Liverpool, the profit spoke louder.”
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"A very interesting and well-researched book. I have always enjoyed reading about history, and this book certainly opened my eyes to a side of Liverpool’s past that I knew little about. Ben Shaw tells the story of Bryan Blundell in a clear and engagin"
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"A really fascinating read. What struck me most was how Shaw weaves Bryan Blundell's own journal into the wider historical record, giving the book a genuine first-person thread running through the bigger picture of Liverpool's rise and trade in the pe"
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