Lincoln in 1856: "The slaves of the South, at a moderate estimate, are worth a thousand millions of dollars."
In 1833 when slavery ended in the British empire, its Parliament authorized the borrowing of 20 million pounds to pay for reparations. They finally settled the debt in 2015.
Here is the twist. Those reparations that Britain paid out went to the slave owners for their loss of property and not to the slaves.
In 1833 when slavery ended in the British empire, its Parliament authorized the borrowing of 20 million pounds to pay for reparations. They finally settled the debt in 2015.
Here is the twist. Those reparations that Britain paid out went to the slave owners for their loss of property and not to the slaves.