Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners

S1 E1

Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners — Season 1, Episode 1: Profit and Loss

59 min1 season, 2 episodes10.0/10

Episode synopsis

Documentary about the abolition of slavery. Huge sums of money were paid out in compensation, not to slaves, but to slave owners.

About Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners

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'.

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