Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners

Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners

Documentary 2015

Available on BBC iPlayer

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'.

Documentary 2015

EPISODE 1

Profit and Loss

Documentary about the abolition of slavery. Huge sums of money were paid out in compensation, not to slaves, but to slave owners.

59 min · 15 Jul 2015
EPISODE 2

The Price of Freedom

Documentary. David Olusoga traces the bitter propaganda war waged between the pro-slavery lobby and the abolitionists.

59 min · 22 Jul 2015

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Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners

DOCUMENTARY

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'.

Information

Studio: BBC
Released: 2015
Region of Origin: United Kingdom

Languages

Original Audio: English (United Kingdom)
Audio and Subtitles