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Justin Roberts

is the Hall Professor of British History at the University of Kansas. He is the author of Slavery and the Enlightenment in the British Atlantic, 1750-1807.
Philanthropy and Torture: Linking Workhouses and Plantations
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Philanthropy and Torture: Linking Workhouses and Plantations

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Folger Fellow Justin Roberts explores the appearance of torture instruments in 17th century workhouses.