Collection of slavery compensation

How shall companies confront a difficult past?

In the most transparent way. So say Mike Anson (Bank of England) and Michael Bennett (Sheffield University) in conversation with Carmen Hofmann (eabh).

The topic of this episode is the collection of slavery compensation (1835 -43); after slavery was abolished within the British Empire in 1833. Part of a compromise that helped secure abolition was a compensation package for British slave owners for the loss of their ‘property’. The Bank of England administered the payment of slavery compensation on behalf of the British government.

Listen to Mike & Michael showcase the Bank of England archive and shed new light on the matter.

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