Season 1 · Episode 146
S1 Ep146: History - Liverpool and Transatlantic Slavery with Colin McCormick
March 17, 202531m 20s
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (audioboom.com) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
This week I speak to Colin McCormick, local historian, about a book he has recently co-edited about Liverpool and its links to Transatlantic Slavery. Colin is a teacher of 25 years and has a real passion for history including local history.
The book is called – Transatlantic Slavery – Impact and Legacy – Case Study of Liverpool. It will be released in 2025.
We chat about
- Why the book was written.
- Who wrote it.
- Liverpool’s central role in British Transatlantic Slavery.
- The Book being aimed at community, teachers and schools alike.
- The Edward Colston statue in Bristol.
- The links with the Culture Wars.
- Perceived local embarrassment over links with slavery.
- How slavery impacted the growth of Liverpool, its population and environment.
- Diversity and migration in Liverpool.
- Inequality.
- Slavery beyond the Metropole.
- Links between economy, industrial revolution, empire and slavery.
- Compensation after the end of slavery, but not to slaves!
- Origins of Race as a construct from Transatlantic Slavery.
- Legacy of racism because of slavery including in Liverpool.
- Liverpool’s links with the South/Confederacy during the American Civil War.
- Threats to free speech and critical history and thinking.
- The structure of the book.
- Post-industrial decline in Liverpool.
- Liverpool as a Global City.
- The black community in Liverpool.
- School curriculum changes.
- And so much more!
Check out our YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1dQzS8KBgeT9iA7MAqhQpA - The channel now includes playlists about associated topics.
Substack - https://timothyshort.substack.com/
Follow us on BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/northandsouth.bsky.social
Check out the CIC website – www.northandsoutheducationcic.co.uk – You can fund the charity through this page
Please support the Podcast at https://ko-fi.com/northsouthpodcasts?ref=onboarding_email_share2
Substack - Editing "146 - North and South Pods - Liverpool and Transatlantic Slavery with Colin McCormick - History " - Substack
The book is called – Transatlantic Slavery – Impact and Legacy – Case Study of Liverpool. It will be released in 2025.
We chat about
- Why the book was written.
- Who wrote it.
- Liverpool’s central role in British Transatlantic Slavery.
- The Book being aimed at community, teachers and schools alike.
- The Edward Colston statue in Bristol.
- The links with the Culture Wars.
- Perceived local embarrassment over links with slavery.
- How slavery impacted the growth of Liverpool, its population and environment.
- Diversity and migration in Liverpool.
- Inequality.
- Slavery beyond the Metropole.
- Links between economy, industrial revolution, empire and slavery.
- Compensation after the end of slavery, but not to slaves!
- Origins of Race as a construct from Transatlantic Slavery.
- Legacy of racism because of slavery including in Liverpool.
- Liverpool’s links with the South/Confederacy during the American Civil War.
- Threats to free speech and critical history and thinking.
- The structure of the book.
- Post-industrial decline in Liverpool.
- Liverpool as a Global City.
- The black community in Liverpool.
- School curriculum changes.
- And so much more!
Check out our YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1dQzS8KBgeT9iA7MAqhQpA - The channel now includes playlists about associated topics.
Substack - https://timothyshort.substack.com/
Follow us on BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/northandsouth.bsky.social
Check out the CIC website – www.northandsoutheducationcic.co.uk – You can fund the charity through this page
Please support the Podcast at https://ko-fi.com/northsouthpodcasts?ref=onboarding_email_share2
Substack - Editing "146 - North and South Pods - Liverpool and Transatlantic Slavery with Colin McCormick - History " - Substack