Just Education: "We've researched it and it has nothing to do with slavery. James Penny was a slave trader, but he had nothing to do with the Penny Lane area."

Monday, June 15, 2020

&quot;We&#39;ve researched it and it has nothing to do with slavery. James Penny was a slave trader, but he had nothing to do with the Penny Lane area.&quot;

Says a Liverpool tour guide, quoted in "The Beatles 'Penny Lane' Controversy, Explained/The street the song is named after has come under fire for a potential link to a slave trader" (radio.com).

Madness Penny Lane Defaced 😡 pic.twitter.com/IARaqO9zcP
— 🔥🔴David McGrady🔥🔴 (@Djmc76) June 12, 2020