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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes.

https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/working-paper/2022/the-collection-of-slavery-compensation-1835-43

ukkk paid slave owners £20 million as compensation for the loss of their "property"

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

Ah yes, sit with your comfortable view of hindsight.

Buying the slaves back at the time was the best option. It wasn't perfect, but it was the best guaranteed way of freeing the slaves without bloodshed.

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