"In 1833, Britain used £20 million, 40 per cent of its national budget, to buy freedom for all slaves in the Empire. The amount of money borrowed for the Slavery Abolition Act was so large that it wasn't paid off until 2015. Which means that living British citizens helped pay to end the slave trade.
I’m listening to this podcast, history of Africana philosophy, and is the first time I heard about history and the British empire, where they weren’t completely trash. Like they used the royal navy to patrol the African coast, capture slave ships and free the people onto Sierra Leone.
I’m listening to this podcast, history of Africana philosophy, and is the first time I heard about history and the British empire, where they weren’t completely trash. Like they used the royal navy to patrol the African coast, capture slave ships and free the people onto Sierra Leone.
Oh they were complete trash