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Dangerous Plants - The Cost of Cotton: Slavery’s Legacy and its Environmental Fallout

Dangerous Plants - The Cost of Cotton: Slavery’s Legacy and its Environmental Fallout

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How has cotton, a soft staple fibre, been dangerous for centuries - and continues to be so? Threatening human life, natural resources and biodiversity, the cotton plant has wreaked havoc over the years in the slave trade, farming and industry. Joining Frances are Dr Cassandra Gooptar, Lecturer in Legacies of Slavery at the University of Hull, and Environmental Sustainability expert Inemesit Ukpanah

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Dangerous Plants - The Cost of Cotton: Slavery’s Legacy and its Environmental Fallout

Dangerous Plants - The Cost of Cotton: Slavery’s Legacy and its Environmental Fallout

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