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This month marks 400 years since enslaved Africans were first brought to what is now the United States of America. Stacey Toussaint, the boss of Inside Out Tours, which runs the NYC Slavery and Underground Railroad tour, says people are often surprised by how important slavery was to New York City.
"They don't realize that enslaved people built the wall after which Wall Street is named," she says. By some estimates, New York received 40% of US cotton revenue through money its financial firms, shipping businesses and insurance companies earned. But scholars differ on just how direct a line can be drawn between slavery and modern economic practices in the US.Unsurprisingly, Boris Johnson's move to shut down Parliament is all over the front pages.
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