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Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners

Episode 1: Profit and Loss

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 8 months

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

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