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Slavery and the Sawbridgeworth Connection
Last checked 3 Nov 2026
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Full details at the sourceThis event will take place at South Mill Arts It was not just the major towns of Britain, such as Bristol and London, which profited from the Slave Trade. Even the small town of Sawbridgeworth was involved. Indeed, the whole population of the town (and beyond) still unknowingly feels the gains from the misery imposed upon those enslaved black people. Speaker: Flt Lt Douglas Coe BSc RAFVR(T) Ret’d
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