British emigration to America | A House Through Time

Duration: 4'33''

Synopsis

In the late 1880's, thousands of people were passing through Liverpool and emigrating to America. David Olusoga investigates a resident of 62 Falkner Street who worked as an emigrant outfitter, selling emigrants everything they needed to travel to America.

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