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TIL that in 1833 Britain used 40% of its national budget to free all slaves in the Empire. The loan for the Slavery Abolition Act was so large that it was not paid off until 2015. (www.aaihs.org)

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[-] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 12 points 4 months ago

I'm listening to this podcast, history of Africana philosophy, and is the first time I heard about history and the British empire, where they weren't completely trash. Like they used the royal navy to patrol the African coast, capture slave ships and free the people onto Sierra Leone.

[-] delirious_owl@discuss.online 0 points 4 months ago

Oh they were complete trash

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