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Cape Coast Castle (1664–1807)

1664–1807 — From Cape Coast Castle, Britain directs its slave trade on the Gold Coast. Tens of thousands of captive Africans pass through the dungeons on their way to the ships. Across the Atlantic trade as a whole, about 12.5 million people were embarked; 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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