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Slavery, Collective Memory and the Urban Landscape: The Rise, Fall and Rise of Liverpool’s Statue of William Huskisson
Millington, Richard
Millington, Richard
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2023-09-10
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In 1982, residents of Liverpool pulled a statue of William Huskisson from its plinth. Today, a plaque at the site states that the sculpture was removed by “activists offended at Huskisson’s role in supporting slavery.” Less than a mile away, however, one finds Huskisson’s effigy, re-erected, with no reference to slavery.
This article traces the history of the rise, fall and rise of the Huskisson statue. It concludes on how collective memory shapes the urban landscape and informs interaction with it. It also reflects on the nature of memory conflicts and the processing of unresolved events in the past.
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Millington, R. (2023). Slavery, Collective Memory and the Urban Landscape: The Rise, Fall and Rise of Liverpool’s Statue of William Huskisson. History & Memory, 35(2), 111-142. https://doi.org/10.2979/ham.2023.a906482
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Indiana University Press
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History & Memory
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10.2979/ham.2023.a906482
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This article was published as [Millington, R. (2023). Slavery and collective memory: The case of Liverpool’s statue of William Huskisson. History & Memory, 35(2), 111-142. https://doi.org/10.2979/ham.2023.a906482]. No part of this article may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, transmitted, or distributed, in any form, by any means, electronic, mechanical, photographic, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Indiana University Press. For re- use, please contact the Copyright Clearance Center (www.copyright.com, 508-744-3350). For all other permissions, please visit http://iupress.org.
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0935-560X
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1527-1994