Reparations demands: Should Britian pay for slavery in Barbados? | Foreign Correspondent
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Published 2023-09-14
Barbados was the first British slave society in the Caribbean. It’s where the legal and economic model of ‘chattel’ slavery was ruthlessly perfected over hundreds of years. Two years ago, the tiny nation cast off four centuries of British rule and became the world’s newest republic. But for many Barbadians, taking control of their future now means reckoning with the injustices of the past.
This week on Foreign Correspondent reporter Isabella Higgins travels to Barbados where the demands for reparations are getting louder. This small island is calling on powerful institutions like the British royal family, as well as the living relatives of past slave owners to make amends for the sins of their ancestors. As Barbados forges its own way in the world and seeks justice for the historical atrocity of slavery, the question now is – who should pay?
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All Comments (4)
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gimme a break...who will pay for the past of nearly every country on Earth?
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Barbados would not even exist without the Portuguese, Spanish and British. There were no black people there prior to British colonisation. The would not have been a nation without the British, it is in fact the people of Barbados that owe a debt to the British and not the other way around. Even in modern day, if tourist stopped coming to Barbados what would they have? They owe a debt to the visitors and not the other way around.
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It was hunderds of years ago, nobody alive today suffered from it, get over it. How about focussing on modern slavery, where do you think the rare earth metals come from for you 'eco friendly' car?
