He helped facilitate the transportation of tens of thousands of people from Africa across the Atlantic Ocean, mainly to work the sugar plantations in the Caribbean and Virginia. Colston, born to a wealthy merchant family in Bristol, rose to prominence through his role in the Royal African Company (RAC) during the Atlantic slave trade. Visit bristolmuseums.org.uk Colstons legacy had for a long time been controversial in Bristol, the south-wests most multicultural area. Prejudice, such as racism, is part of that.
support knots people who want to see the fruits of years of slavery.
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support knots people who want to see the fruits of years of slavery .
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