Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
- 2015
- Ended
- 1 season
- 10.0/10
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'.
Latest: Season 1 · 2015
View all seasonsE1. Profit and Loss
Jul 15, 2015 · 59m
Documentary about the abolition of slavery. Huge sums of money were paid out in compensation, not to slaves, but to slave owners.
E2. The Price of Freedom
Jul 22, 2015 · 60m
David Olusoga traces the bitter propaganda war waged between the pro-slavery lobby and the abolitionists.
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