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Descendants: Marcus, Rev Alison, and Ruth

Marcus, Rev Alison, and Ruth

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Three people whose lives today are all connected to one British slave owning family

Marcus is of Bajan descent, Alison is a vicar in Somerset, Ruth is a middle class woman living in Bristol. Their lives today all connect to one British slave owning family

Descendants looks into our lives and our pasts and asks how close is each of us to the legacy of British slavery? And, in turn, who does that mean our lives are connected to?

Narrated by Yrsa Daley-Ward, the poet and writer introduces us to a network of lives, each one connected in one way or another through the history of slavery.

Marcus is of Bajan descent, Rev Alison Waters is a vicar in rural Somerset, and Ruth is a middle class woman living in Bristol. Their lives today have all been impacted by the legacy of one of the biggest slave owners in British history - a man called Thomas Daniel. 

Producers: Polly Weston, Candace Wilson, Rema Mukena
Editor: Kirsten Lass
Academic consultants: Matthew Smith and Rachel Lang of the Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery at UCL
Additional genealogical research by Laura Berry

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Descendants looks into our lives and our pasts and asks how we are connected to slavery.

Descendants looks into our lives and our pasts and asks how we are connected to slavery. And, in turn, who does that mean our lives are connected to?

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