Britain says it can not Pardon Caribbean slave rebellion leaders
The shadow foreign secretary has asked the government to pardon 70 abolitionists convicted for their role in the 1823 Demerara rebellion in the Caribbean. David Lammy, 49, called the revolt, involving 10,000 slaves, a “seminal moment” in the history of the human slave trade. It failed but contributed to the abolition of slavery ten years […]
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The shadow foreign secretary has asked the government to pardon 70 abolitionists convicted for their role in the 1823 Demerara rebellion in the Caribbean. David Lammy, 49, called the revolt, involving 10,000 slaves, a “seminal moment” in the history of the human slave trade. It failed but contributed to the abolition of slavery ten years […]
