The first permanent street plaque to explain Liverpool's links with the transatlantic slave trade was unveiled in the city centre today.
Onlookers gathered in historic William Brown Street to witness the unveiling of the first of a planned 10 plaques to shed light on the history behind the city's street name and their origins with the slave trade. The bronze plaque unveiled today was close to the city's Central Library and World Museum, and explained that both had their origins in wealth accrued through slavery.
William Brown (1784-1864), after whom the street was named for funding the buildings, was one of the main importers of slave-produced cotton into Liverpool. Some of the streets under consideration for future plaques include Falkner Street, Bold Street, Parr Street and Colquitt Street.
