Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners (2015)
Synopsis
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'.
First Air Date: 2015-07-15
Last Air Date: 2015-07-22
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 2
Networks: BBC Two
Top Cast
- David Olusoga as Presenter
Seasons
Season 1 (2015)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Profit and Loss
Documentary about the abolition of slavery. Huge sums of money were paid out in compensation, not to slaves, but to slave owners.
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Ep. 2: The Price of Freedom
David Olusoga traces the bitter propaganda war waged between the pro-slavery lobby and the abolitionists.
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