black plaque · England

Black plaque № 32957

28 Argyle Street, Birkenhead This building was once known as the 'Argyle Assembly Rooms' and was the venue for a series of meetings during the American Civil War. At one meeting on 18th January 1893 vote was taken, with unanimous support,for the end of slavery and for a letter to be sent to President Abraham Lincoln

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