contentbotB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca • 2 months agoTIL 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.orgexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1181arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1179arrow-down1external-linkTIL 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.orgcontentbotB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca • 2 months agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@Aceticonlink3•edit-22 months agoAnd even after all that, some years later they started practicing Indentured Servitude, which was basically Slavery of the Poor.
And even after all that, some years later they started practicing Indentured Servitude, which was basically Slavery of the Poor.
Rented slaves