Scots proudly played their part in the abolition of the trade
But for a time we misted over our role as perpetrators of this barbarism. Many of Scottish industries, schools and churches were founded from the profits of African slavery
Scots owned nearly 30 per cent of the estates in Jamaica and by 1817, a staggering 32 per cent of the slaves
@ecksmc Wow. I never knew that.
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@stueytheround a lot don't buddy
a lot focus on the "owning of personal slaves was banned in Scotland in 1778-229 years before abolition of the trade."
but don't realise Scots owned more plantations abroad than english did