Britain'sForgottenSlaveOwners

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

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