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This month marks 400 years since enslaved Africans were first brought to what is now the United States of America. Slavery was officially abolished in the US in 1865, but historians say the legacy of slavery cannot be untangled from its economic impact.
On a hot August day, 25 people are gathered around a small commemorative sign in New York’s financial district. Their tour guide explains that this was the site of one of the US’ largest slave markets.

Just two streets away from the current site of the New York Stock Exchange, men, women and children were bought and sold.
“This is not black history,” says Damaris Obi who leads the tour. “This is not New York City or American history. This is world history.”

It is also economic history.
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 realise that enslaved people built the wall after which Wall Street is named,” she says.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49476247