Talk:History of Liverpool

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Suggest modifying the mention of the Beatles role in the Capital of Culture Bid. Although they play an important role in Liverpools bid the article makes it sound as if all the other aspects of Liverpool are secondary to them. --Rjm 12:14, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

There is no conflict, The Beatles and the Capital of Culture are not specifically linked. I've re-phrased and put the two sentences on different lines for better emphasis. Shrew 13:17, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

Hi, I'll be joining you on this page because considering that the Liverpool we know recognize was built on slavery, so it is very dubious for it only to be mentioned in a mere sentence or 2. This attitude has kept people miseducated and ignorant. Its true history needs to be addressed as an example for others to follow. Shall be creating my user ID in the NTDF... Cheers!

I appreciate your point but I think the article has swung too far the other way with other important trades being largely ignored, sugar and tobacco (of which Liverpool had the biggest warehouse in the world) are not even mentioned.
I also find; 'Slavery was 'officially' abolished in 1807 however, it was formally replaced by 7 year apprenticeships, even though slave merchants knew that the life expectancy of slaves on plantations did not exceed an average 4 years maximum.' confusing.
Slavery was abolished in mainland britain in 1807 and on British registered ships but it wasn't until 1833 that legislation banned it on all British colonies. The apprenticeship system was created in August 1834 and abolished in 1838. Also were there any slave plantations in Britain itself? The article makes it sound like there was. Pehaps a re-write is in order to clear this up.--Rjm 18:18, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

I've made a few changes which are fairly minor but I hope address some of these historical points, eg importance of cotton trade - but without changing the section on slavery itself. My inputs derive from a geography thesis I wrote in the early 1970s on the historical development of the old city, based on a variety of published sources as well as my own research. Hope they help. Ghmyrtle 12:02, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Most racist city in Europe"??

This entire section was completely unfounded. I have removed it. Pobbie Rarr 03:12, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

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