Escher's Dark Family Secret

Escher's Dark Family Secret. Alfred Escher's family owned a coffee plantation in Cuba that employed slaves between 1815 and 1845. This dark history is a surpri…

Location: Neuberg on Hirschengraben, Zurich, Switzerland

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Alfred Escher's family owned a coffee plantation in Cuba that employed slaves between 1815 and 1845. This dark history is a surprising fact about one of Zurich's most influential families. The family's wealth was partly built on the backs of enslaved people.

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Escher's Dark Family Secret — Zurich, Canton of Zurich

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