‘…Slavery was finally abolished in Sierra Leone on January 1 1928, nearly a century after the Abolition of Slavery Act. In marking the end of slavery, this is the date which should be used.’
Nonsense. The British were the first to initiate abolition, which is what counts. The fact that it still persisted in a small way in some benighted outposts is hardly are fault. There has always been slavery in Africa, and it was the British that took the steps towards abolishing it where we could (though it couldn’t happen overnight.
And unlike you, we never had slavery on our own soil.
Interesting that you take The Guardian as gospel in this, but no other respect.
Thomas Jefferson had slaves and had sex with them, but there you go. Apparently, voting for Obama has “redeemed” you, so that’s alright.
