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Adrianna Tan@skinnylatte@hachyderm.io (2026-09-19 06:49:11)
BritishSlaveTraders.org is a database of the individuals who built their fortunes on African suffering
The database was compiled from years of work by historians at King’s College, Lancaster, Manchester and UCL
https://britishslavetraders.org/
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Adrianna Tan@skinnylatte@hachyderm.io (2026-09-19 06:57:27)
Apparently John Locke, father of ‘liberty’, is in the list. Freedom for only some kinds of men
He was an investor in a company that made 20 slave trade crossings (and his patron was one of the architects of English colonialism)
https://britishslavetraders.org/individual/john-locke/
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Adrianna Tan@skinnylatte@hachyderm.io (2026-09-19 07:11:19)
In March 2026 the UN voted to describe the slave trade as the ‘gravest crime against humanity’
“Britain abstained, issuing an official explanation that it objected to the wording because it created “a hierarchy of historical atrocities”. The government also argued there was no duty to make reparations because slavery and the slave trade “were not, at the time those acts were committed, violations of international law”.
Could it be because when you do make a hierarchy of historical atrocities, Britain is responsible for at least 80% of it
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/mar/25/un-votes-slave-trade-gravest-crime-against-humanity-reparatory-justice
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-interactive/2026/sep/14/register-british-slave-traders