Birmingham Canal

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Description:Image: Photograoh from Warwickshire Photographic Survey (date unknown).

The canal systems were vital for the developemt of metal industries in Birmingham. See 'Campaiging for Social Justice for a discussion of the relationship of 'industry' and the 'slave trade'.

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Slavery Business, Trade, Industry and Commerce

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