Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners — Season 1
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About this season
How Britain as we know it was built on the profits of slavery, with abolition involving the shocking decision to compensate slave owners for their loss of 'property'.
Episodes (2)
E1
1. Profit and Loss
Aired 15 July 2015 • 59 min
Documentary about the abolition of slavery. Huge sums of money were paid out in compensation, not to slaves, but to slave owners.
E2
2. The Price of Freedom
Aired 22 July 2015 • 60 min
David Olusoga traces the bitter propaganda war waged between the pro-slavery lobby and the abolitionists.