Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners (2015)
10.0 (1 votes)
1 Season
July 15, 2015
English
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'.
Network
BBC Two
Episodes
E1
Profit and Loss
Jul 15, 2015
59 min
Documentary about the abolition of slavery. Huge sums of money were paid out in compensation, not to slaves, but to slave owners.
E2
The Price of Freedom
Jul 22, 2015
60 min
David Olusoga traces the bitter propaganda war waged between the pro-slavery lobby and the abolitionists.
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Details
Original Title
Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
2
