How can you, who have felt the oppressor’s hard hand, Who for freedom, all perils would brave, How can you enjoy peace, while one foot of your land Is disgraced by the toil of a slave! Extract from American Independency by Edward Rushton
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The Dark - a 3D sound installation by Braunarts for Culture Online and the DCMS Based on the writings of blind poet Edward Rushton, characters and stories from the 18th century recreate a time when Britain dominated the seas and the slave trade created vast profits. |
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