Bank of England Possessed 599 Slaves in the 1770s After Denying Involvement With the Slave Trade

By Victor Omondi According to new research, the Bank of England had approximately 600 slaves when it purchased two plantations on the Caribbean Island of Grenada in the 1770s. Research commissioned following the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests revealed the unexpected fact. According to The Guardian, an exhibition opening this week at the Bank’s headquarters […]

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