The Legacy of Slavery

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Slavery ushered in a world of white supremacy, the creation of the negro. It created the idea that i am not fully human and can be used as a beast burden. If you look to day at global inequality, what do you see? Africa, black at the bottom,. The west, largely white at the top, and everybody else in between. There is a substantial deat owd to those who suffered from ta. Thank you kindy.

Should there be a broad programme of reparations – not just financial compensation, but acknowledgement of the crimes committed and the lasting damage caused by slavery? Or would this just worsen social tensions by reopening old wounds? That's the theme of this week's Sunday Debate. Arguing for the motion were Kehinde Andrews, Professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University; and Esther Stanford-Xosei, reparations activist and lawyer. Arguing against the motion were Katharine Birbalsingh, headmistress and co-founder of Michaela Community School in London; and Tony Sewell, educational consultant and CEO of the charity Generating Genius. The debate was chaired by social historian and presenter Emma Dabiri.

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