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简介:In1834Britainabolishedslavery,adefiningandcelebratedmomentinournationalhistory.Whathasbeenlargelyforgottenisthatabolitioncameataprice.Thegovernmentofthedaytooktheextraordinarystepofcompensatingtheslaveownersforlossoftheir‘property’.Intotal£17bnintoday’smoneywaspaidtotheslaveowners.Theenslavedgotnothing. InanexclusivepartnershipwithUniversityCollegeLondon,historianDavidOlusogauncoversBritain’sForgottenSlaveOwners.Forensicallyexaminingthecompensationrecords,hediscoversthesurprisingrangeofpeoplewhoownedslavesandthesheerscaleoftheslaverybusiness. Davidtraceshowthenowforgottenpro-slaverycampaignersinfluencedideasaboutrace.AndbyfollowingthetrailofmoneyherevealshowtheunprecedentedinjectionofcapitalintotheVictorianeconomychangedBritain,leavingalegacythatcanstillbefelttothisday.…