Pennsylvania was the first US state to abolish slavery - today in 1780.

Over 50 year later, we followed suit.


We went a step further though!

Owners of slaves - who were released - were handsomely compensated by the British government.


Sadly - the slavery of black people - has been replaced in this century.

By large scale people and sex trafficking - often involving children.

Barney wrote:
Pennsylvania was the first US state to abolish slavery - today in 1780.

Over 50 year later, we followed suit.


We went a step further though!

Owners of slaves - who were released - were handsomely compensated by the British government.


Sadly - the slavery of black people - has been replaced in this century.

By large scale people and sex trafficking - often involving children.





Not to mention the poor buggers paid pennies to make our cheap clothes. Often involving children.

Barney wrote:
Owners of slaves - who were released - were handsomely compensated by the British government


Yes Honey - slave labour is still ubiquitous.


Our government's Slave Compensation Commission - which settled 46,000 claims in 1833, when slavery was abolished - is not a subject some political parties like talking about.

Bearing in mind the Labour Party didn't exist - and thus can't be blamed!

Payments of £17 billion (£17,000,000,000) were made then to slave owners who had already profited from slave generated income, via plantations mainly.

These government payments were the largest in history until 2008, when the banks etc. had to be bailed out. Larger than the finance requirement for the Napoleonic Wars, and so many others.

Slaves were kept in appallingly cruel conditions - and middle-England was happy to receive the income. The church(es), naval officers, land owners and universities alike.

A final example of the British selective memory is the much admired Sir Francis Drake; oddly, he's not mentioned a lot either these days - as his legacy was transporting the poor wretches in his ships.


However - the saddest thing of all is that slavery (albeit of a different kind, though just as cruel) is alive and well today...