Abraham Lincoln and Manchester, England

During the American Civil War, the British people debated whether to support the Union or the Confederacy. For most of the cotton-mill workers in Manchester, England, the war had cost them their livelihoods. However, they had long disliked working with cotton picked by slaves. Would the hope of restoring the cotton trade cause them to side with the South, or would the hope of abolishing slavery cause them to side with the North?

Photograph of Lincoln statue in Manchester taken by Mike Peel.
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Photograph was cropped and sharpened. Its contrast was increased, and its saturation was decreased. A paint stroke filter was applied.

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