
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'.
Series • 2015 • 1 season
Starring: David Olusoga

S1 E1 - 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.
Jul 15, 2015 • 59m

S1 E2 - The Price of Freedom
David Olusoga traces the bitter propaganda war waged between the pro-slavery lobby and the abolitionists.
Jul 22, 2015 • 1h
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Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
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'.
TV Series • 2015