UK stole 25m years of life and labour through slavery in Barbados, says report

Experts put estimate for economic harm done by 200 years of chattel slavery at $2tn, but stress this is ‘not an invoice’ Britain stole 25 million years of life and labour through slavery in Barbados, according to research by a team of internationa...

Experts put estimate for economic harm done by 200 years of chattel slavery at $2tn, but stress this is ‘not an invoice’Britain stole 25 million years of life and labour through slavery in Barbados, according to research by a team of international experts.Their report concludes that Barbados’s population of African descent have suffered damages estimated at up to $2tn (£1.5tn) from 200 years of chattel slavery. Continue reading...