Was black slavery ever that widespread in the UK?
Don’t know how widespread, but the empire abolished in 1807 and actively worked to stop it in every part of the globe they could reach.
The UK got rid of slavery around 1830, IIRC.
But Jamaica was a colony of the UK empire until 1962. In Jamaica, the slaves were emancipated in 1834. So, then they used indentured Indian and Chinese laborers, which is slavery light.
Kamala Harris’ Jamaican family on the Jamaican side were major slave owners, it is said. I don’t know how far back, though.
Was black slavery ever that widespread in the UK?
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Who do you think owned all of the slaves came from before the American Revolution?
The answer of course is loyal British subjects.
Our Republic came into existence with the ratification of the Constitution in 1788.
The US banned the importation of slaves in 1807, 19 years after its founding.
It then took another 58 years before slavery was outlawed. This after a massive loss of life, instituted by the Democrats in the South.