Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners
David Olusoga finds out about Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners and as he forensically examining the compensation records, he learns about the surprising range of people who owned slaves.
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David looks at how in 1834 the government came to the extraordinary decision to compensate the slave owners with the equivalent of £17bn in today’s money.
David is in Barbados, where he traces how Britain’s slave economy emerged in the 17th century from just a handful of pioneering plantation owners. He also visits Harewood House in Yorkshire, where he finds out how the slave owners’ wealth was in every corner of Britain.
Next: 1x02 -- The Price of Freedom (Jul/22/2015)
David looks at how in 1834 the government came to the extraordinary decision to compensate the slave owners with the equivalent of £17bn in today’s money.
Prev: 1x01 -- Profit and Loss (Jul/15/2015)
David is in Barbados, where he traces how Britain’s slave economy emerged in the 17th century from just a handful of pioneering plantation owners. He also visits Harewood House in Yorkshire, where he finds out how the slave owners’ wealth was in every corner of Britain.
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Classification: Documentary
Genre: History
Status: New Series
Network: BBC TWO (
United Kingdom)
Airs: Wednesdays at 09:00 pm
Runtime: 30 Minutes
Premiere: July 15, 2015
Episode Order: 2
Genre: History
Status: New Series
Network: BBC TWO (
United Kingdom)Airs: Wednesdays at 09:00 pm
Runtime: 30 Minutes
Premiere: July 15, 2015
Episode Order: 2
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