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Manchester's Royal Exchange was key to the 19th Century cotton trade, which relied on slavery.
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Theatre Review: 'The Lehman Trilogy' at Shakespeare Theatre
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Renee Watson's new poems and Amy Lowell's 150th anniversary
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Langston Hughes Sings in 'The Black Clown' - The New York Times
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Segregation's Habits and Horrors: The Photographs of O. N. Pruitt
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Langston Hughes Sings in 'The Black Clown' - The New York Times
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