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Today marks Emancipation Day, when the Slavery Abolition Act came into force across the British Empire Instead of compensating slaves, the government took out its biggest ever loan to pay the slavers: £300bn in today's money. We only finished paying off this loan in 2015.

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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MPvor 2 Jahren

The legacy of slavery and colonialism persists in the racism many of us continue to face. That’s why I was pleased to reform @APPG_AR this week to continue the campaign for action to address this through wholesale reparative justice. #EmancipationDay #Reparations

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John Galtvor 2 Jahren

God bless those British Christian conservatives that fought to abolish the slave trade. The God bless those British men that sailed the seven seas and died stopping the evil trade around the world. Slavery was universal. In all societies since records began. We shouldn’t apologise, the world should be thanking us.

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Cathy Green 🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️vor 2 Jahren

People in the comments not noticing the last sentence. “We only finished paying off this loan in 2015.” That means some of my income tax went towards reimbursing slave owners. This is not ancient history people!!

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stu pidlyvor 2 Jahren

Shouldn’t you be focused on putting an end to modern day slavery instead of going on about something that happened hundreds of years ago?

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Mandy ☕️🫖❤️🇬🇧vor 2 Jahren

Today is #YorkshireDay. Yorkshire in the UK.

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confused.comvor 2 Jahren

To be fair I’m of Irish descent therefore my ancestors suffered first, pretty sure I’d be first in line

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PrincessJayvor 2 Jahren

The decendants of slaves received nothing. However, successesive UK governments made them help pay off the slave debt through their taxes. Fast forward to today, & the Windrush generation are having to beg for their compensation brought about by Teresa Mays' hostile environment.

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BE - LGBTQvor 2 Jahren

2015, it's shocking isn't it. Yet as Black Britons we're told it's in the past. Look at Trump today, 2024, questioning if Kamala's Jamaican 🇯🇲 background makes her Black. It's exhausting but we'll never give up.

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Steve 2467vor 2 Jahren

Always the victim even when you’re not a victim ??

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anilehvor 2 Jahren

Britain in effect bought every slave and freed them. You’re welcome!

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