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Many wealthy families in the UK have benefited from the compensation, and today's generations continue to benefit. [7] The Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slave-ownership was created to research the effects of slavery on British history, including the Slave Compensation Act of 1837.
Downing Street has previously said that reparations are not on the agenda for the gathering in Samoa. Reparations for slavery could be included in Commonwealth document, UK concedes Skip to main ...
The topic of reparations gained renewed attention in 2020 [45] as the Black Lives Matter movement named reparations as one of their policy goals in the United States. In 2020, rapper T.I. supported reparations that would give every African American US$1 million and asserted that slavery caused mass incarcerations, poverty, and other ills. [46]
When slaves were emancipated by Act of the British Parliament in 1834, the British government paid compensation to slave owners. The Bishop of Exeter , Henry Phillpotts , and three business colleagues acted as trustees for John Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley when he received compensation for 665 slaves. [ 86 ]
All three candidates running to become the next secretary-general of the Commonwealth, a 56-nation club headed by Britain's King Charles, said on Wednesday they supported reparations for ...
LONDON (AP) — A debate about reparations for Britain’s role in the slave trade overshadowed a summit in Samoa of the Commonwealth, many of whose member nations were once British colonies. Britain insists it will not pay to make amends for the historic wrong, but both King Charles III and Prime Minister Keir Starmer addressed the issue ...
The final communique signed at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting acknowledged calls for a discussion on the matter.
Under the terms of the act, the British government raised £20 million [31] to pay out for the loss of the slaves as business assets to the registered owners of the freed slaves. In 1833, £20 million amounted to 40% of the Treasury's annual income [ 32 ] or approximately 5% of British GDP at the time. [ 33 ]