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I suspect it will be a UK bank. But who knows - I assume it was in the form of government bonds which can be traded? I don't know enough about how such things work in practice to venture a guess!

I don't have the figures, but i'd suspect that 99% + of the profits of slavery ended up in UK/US rather than Africa. And i'd further suspect that, while Liverpool/Bristol were the hubs of activity, a good % of those profits came back to London. An interesting little side fact. When we made...

Understanding how our present was created seems important to me. Without slavery and colonialism the world would be a very different place. We would not be as rich and powerful as a nation. Many other countries would be far richer than they are. The lack of this understanding leads to people...

You know there are several slavery museums based along the coast of West Africa right (I have visted two)? Where the role local slavers is indeed discussed.

Definitely a good idea. I suspect those people that already have their fingers in their ears singing lalala with regard to our glorious history of slavery and colonialism will simply not go. But at least there will be an addional opportunity for a new generation to educate themselves properly.