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The Persistence of Memory LIVERPOOL STUDIES IN INTERNATIONAL SLAVERY, 18 The Persistence of Memory Remembering Slavery in Liverpool, ‘slaving capital of the world’ Jessica Moody The Persistence of Memory Liverpool University Press First published 2020 by Liverpool University Press 4 Cambridge Street Liverpool L69 7ZU Copyright © 2020 Jessica Moody The right of Jessica Moody to be identified as the author of this book has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication data A British Library CIP record is available ISBN 978-1-78962-232-4 hardback ISBN 978-1-80034-828-8 paperback ISBN 978-1-78962-257-7 epdf Typeset by Carnegie Book Production, Lancaster An Open Access edition of this book is available on the Liverpool University Press website and the OAPEN library, having been made possible by the generous support of the LUP Open Access Author Fund. For Ryan Contents Contents List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgements xi List of Abbreviations xiii Preface xv Introduction: Remembering Slavery in the ‘slaving capital of the world’ 1 1 From History to Memory: The Discursive Legacies of the Past 29 2 Black Liverpool: Living with the Legacy of the Past 65 3 Coinciding Anniversaries: Birthdays and the Abolition Act in 1907, 1957, and 2007 101 4 The Memorial Cult of William Roscoe: Remembering Abolition 129 5 The Rise of the Museums 155 6 Performing Memory: Local Slavery Memory in a Globalizing World 181 7 Sites of Memory: Bodies and the Cityscape 217 Conclusion: Untelling Difficult Pasts 257 Bibliography 269 Index 293 • vii • Illustrations List of Illustrations 1 Liverpool Pageant, Car ‘The Slave Trade.’ 1907 Commemorative Postcard 109 2 Liverpool’s 800th Birthday Coin 123 3 Liverpool’s Bicentenary Programme 126 4 Roscoe Gardens Memorial Plaque, 2003 151 5 Sankofa Bird on Slavery Remembrance Day Postcard 202 6 Goree Warehouses Engraving, 1826 copy 221 7 Nelson Memorial, Exchange Flags, Liverpool 239 8 Figure in Chains, Nelson Memorial 243 9 After C.R. Cockerell, R.A. The Sculptured Pediment of St George’s Hall, Liverpool c. 1850. Lithograph, 330 × 892 mm (image), 560 × 930 mm (sheet). William Grinsell Nicholl. Lithographed by Alfred Stevens. Printed by Hullmandel and Walton. Photo © Royal Academy of Arts, London; Prudence Cuming Associates Limited 245 10 Close-up of the figure of ‘Africa’ from After C.R. Cockerell, R.A. The Sculptured Pediment of St George’s Hall, Liverpool c. 1850. Lithograph, 330 × 892 mm (image), 560 × 930 mm (sheet). William Grinsell Nicholl. Lithographed by Alfred Stevens. Printed by Hullmandel and Walton. Photo © Royal Academy of Arts, London; Prudence Cuming Associates Limited 249 • ix •
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