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Slaves and Smugglers in Bristol

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July 1st 2007
On Sunday I went to Bristol with some folks in a car. I had volunteered to be the navigator, and when I told people this beforehand, Brits and Americans alike looked at me with wide eyes and just laughed. I half-expected some of them to shake my hand and say, "Well, nice knowin' ya." The weather Sunday was weird. That's the only way I can describe it. It would be pouring one minute, then brigh ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more