American Reacts To Britains Crusade Against Slavery (First Time Hearimg This ..) **Unbelievable**

[@davidwilliams454]

The cost of abolishing slavery to the British treasury was so high, that British tax payers finally completed paying off the debts for this fight in 2015.

[@IslandGirlzHaveFlow05XBS]

🥰🥰

[@itskyansaro]

But I guess, it was the right thing to do. Doing the right thing is never too expensive.

[@davidwilliams454]

@@itskyansaro Sure, but there are many who believe that the British should pay reparations for their involvement with slavery. Perhaps it has already been paid?

[@MrBulky992]

The money finally paid back in 2015 was money borrowed by the UK government in the 1830s to compensate the slave owners. It was the only practical and peaceful way of ending slavery in the British colonies. France, however, did it a different way: they successfully extracted a huge ransom from their former colony of Haiti, which had escaped their rule via a slave rebellion, by threatening to invade and recapture it in the 1820s. So the slaves received no compensation but at least their liberation came at no cost to them unlike the Haitians.

[@benfoley9420]

So what.

[@johnsmith-es7zk]

There is a real need for this to be taught in schools as children are being brainwashed into blaming the wrong people.

[@kathleenfederl5121]

💯💯💯💯

[@Jean-Pierre-Villard]

Another great Historian is Dontell Jackson, with even more truth about slavery than Thomas Sowell, you will be very surprised where this manipulation came frome... kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpfVnYyOmK5lrJo

[@davidk3729]

Check out the Barbary Coast pirates. The white slave trade. CS Forester wrote a good account. It took the United States to put and end to it at the end of the 1860’s when they had time to address it after the US Civil War. My great grandfather was in the Royal Navy between 1856 and 1880. His memoirs indicate he spent years in the Persian Gulf on anti slavery patrols.

[@BlackRoseImmortal75]

ehm...this IS ALREADY on history books... the problem maybe resides in teachers and american education system.. don't think anywhere else in the world this simple fact sounds like "breaking news"...

[@Thurgosh_OG]

@@davidk3729 The US only got involved many years after the British had been warring with the slavers for decades. Yes, the US did help but they did not put an end to it and were reluctant to even get involved.

[@pauloneill9880]

It's really nice to a person of color say something nice about us Brits. We have been having a terrible time of it recently and white kids are shamed constantly in the classrooms and on TV about their history (as if they are responsible). A big thank you for taking the time and effort to make this video. 👍

[@fizbanw.9157]

that only happens because ppl talk only about the bad things white ppl have done, and sometimes it isnt even the truth. for example: we didnt enslave black ppl. we only went to africa and bought them. the black ppl were enslaving and selling themself(their neighbours). Noone talks about the good things white ppl have done, like all the inventions.

[@nicolettacinci3053]

Also Harold and his wife did not help 🙄

[@jeffwhite-ri5th]

More whites were enslaved google it & the Muslims were involved in the slave trade the English are still being punished for it with rapes street robberies & killing of whites & in Africa farmers are being killed amazing how white countries for all black & Asian countries only for blaks & Asians why do they want to live in white cuontries only to shout racism in Britain the most crimes & terorism are by Muslims & Blacks

[@kayleighbrown965]

Children should not be punished for the sins of their forefathers.. we had no part of it, and yet we are labelled at racist still

[@anthonywilson4873]

Look up the Battle of Bamber Bridge a WWII occurrence if you want to see how un-racist we are as a nation. It’s not new, how could a racist nation go out and stop Slavery??? There are a lot of people shouting about it, just look up what your forefathers actually did about it as a nation. They used Military Political and financial means to stop the Slave Trade. Kids need to know their History rather than being shamed by biased teachers with their own version of History. Kids now need to deal with Global Warming and Climate change and that is caused by much more recent practices. Slavery is wrong that’s why the UK stopped it. To those who think they can put a twist that (They had other reasons) do your research you are simply totally and absolutely wrong, you need to ask why you are doing that???

[@littlenan3576]

It is a shame that more people do not hear our story. We are constantly slammed for being racist etc. This is not true. Thank you for giving us this history lesson.

[@shaggybaggums]

Britain gets vilified for buying the freedom of what slaves we could, we get vilified for fighting the nations that wouldn't give it up peacefully, what do they think we should've done, gone with option three and carried on with it like EVERYONE else? While I'm obviously not taking credit for something I had nothing to do with, I do feel proud of what we did at that time. I think if we should feel shame for anything, it should be for not having a nationwide (maybe even the whole commonwealth) celebration on the day we finally paid off the debt, to celebrate the abolition of it. It's just a shame that after all that, slavery still exists and because of economic and political factors those responsible are not held to account for it.

[@StratsRUs]

Bullsh*t

[@sarah6557]

Definitely 💯🇬🇧

[@chrisstephens6673]

The lefties are always calling the British racist but think on this, blacks had the vote in Britain at the same time as white men (if land owners like the indigenous men), so as women only got it in 1918/1928 they had less rights than the blacks, not that there many at the time.

[@McKamikazeHighlander]

Except much of Britain at the time was racist. That does not many were appalled by slavery, but they still thought white men were superior

[@gemmalindridge4232]

This needs to be in the schools across the world. 🇬🇧

[@eddiebreen5933]

UK also were the biggest slave traders lol

[@gillianhynes7120]

Let's start by teaching British history in our schools first not the one that is being taught now

[@lordvader1536]

As a English man it's good to see content like this being made . Well done girl .

[@ianjardine7324]

What Sargon didn't mention because it wasn't relevant to his point but is worth noting is that quite a few of these freed slaves chose to join the Royal Navy where they built a new life fighting for the freedom of others. And because the harsh naval discipline and back breaking work was far more humane than their previous life they adapted easily becoming highly valued crewmen who fought like lion's for their adopted Nation. Anyone who tries to claim Britain is a racist country can get f'ed (MM) we are just as proud of our black heroes as we are of any. I'm of primarily Celtic descent so as close to a native Briton as you'll find but my friends and neibours are Anglo Saxon, Roman, Norman, Nordics, Jewish, Indian, Pakistani, Caribbean, African, Chinese and probably a hundred more race's I don't even know and no one with a brain cell cares because we all want the same thing a safe place to live free from the problems we see everywhere else in this mess of a world.

[@JJ-of1ir]

I was pleased to read your comments about the freed slaves joining the Royal Navy and that they had fought like lions to free others. Brave men! I didn't know. Your statement too about us all wanting the same thing was so simply put that it resonated quite strongly with me. Perfect. You obviously haven't strayed too far from your Celtic roots - I am glad to say! Thanks.

[@russellmarsden8751]

​@@JJ-of1ir I'm currently reading royal navy versus the slave traders by Bernard Edwards Glady forward it on to you when finished

[@JJ-of1ir]

@@russellmarsden8751 Thanks for your comment. I have made a note of the title and author of the book you are reading. Not come across this before. Sounds like the right book for me. I will get a copy if I can. It's generous of you to offer to pass it on. It's appreciated If I can't find a copy I'll take you up on your offer the next time I bump into you on a comment page. Cheers.

[@catharineholton49]

Well said°!!!!!!

[@vastaria1830]

yep Megan Markle needs a Will Smith slap for suggesting the Royal family is racist....

[@davidsweeney4021]

This makes me so proud to be British. I never knew we were still paying the cost of the crusade until 2015..

[@Emperor-Inker]

I think the British should be proud that they ended it, but sometimes it feels like some people try to ignore the fact that the British did get reintroduced to slavery & continued it for several 100s of years before they ended it. Also I think it was morally wrong to pay for the slaves rather than just making it illegal & seeing it as an act of war if anyone continued it under the British authority. It's also insulting to me & my family & so to everyone else who's British that their taxes continued to be paid up until 2015 for the abolishment of slavery to the slave masters & their descendants. I think that's a contract we all would have been proud to see broken.

[@Neion8]

@@Emperor-Inker Well, part of the problem with Britain's part in the slave trade is that it didn't happen domestically - as such the average citizen was no more involved with slavery than you are today given the number of sweatshops and dodgy employment practices in nations currently exploited by multinational corperations whos abuses of legal loopholes are enforced by international and national law. It might've happened in colonies that were officially under British control, but it's physically impossible to directly run an empire across multiple oceans and as such there was a lot of delegated authority and individual freedoms which created the loopholes in British law that were exploited by the rich/powerful for profit. As such it took a lot of political will to push it into the public conscience let alone build that movement into a power large enough to topple an institution that might well predate homosapiens. As for it being 'morally wrong to pay for the slaves' would you say it's better that we allowed the slaves to continue suffering while the British empire fractured into dozens of civil wars as colonies rebelled against British rule or defected to competing empires with less discretion? Would it have been more moral for thousands of young British lads to die for the freedoms of others in those wars? Would it have been more moral to give slaveowners the opportunity to massacre their slaves and destroy the evidence of their crimes? No - instead the British taxpayer safeguarded the lives of the oppressed with their wallets in a rare act of benevolence. Should Britain or the descendants of slaves demand repairations from those who profited from illegal acts? Well, it'd be a little late now given the multiple generations between then and now might've seen the death of those dynasties or the spread of that inherrited wealth so thinly that we'd spend more on the administrative costs of rooting out those descendants than we'd get from punishing living people for the sins of their long-dead great-great grandfathers. Also, a hell of a lot of r@pe and other stuff happened back then (especially as lighter-skinned people sold for more), so a lot of modern people are descended from both sides of the equation; it'd be a bit ironic to fine people so they can pay repairations to themselves for what their ancestors did to their ancestors.

[@missABR1]

I found out recently that my great grandfather, who was a very wealthy man left something like 90% of his money to paying off the national debt. This struck me as quite amazing, firstly because doing something like that would be unheard of today (but was apparently was not uncommon then) and secondly because by today's standards the notion of who he was (white, wealthy British man from 1900's) would be looked on very unfavorably now. In his lifetime he paid for a local children's hospital to be built - they recently removed his portrait and sent it back to my grandmother because pictures of old white men were not fashionable now (which I thought was diabolical considering it wouldn't exist without him. I know this is all going to sound like a humble brag, so I should end with this - I am not my great grandfather and I have not done anything as notable or generous as him.

[@Big_Lez189]

Our grandparents lead the way, made us who we are today, love your neighbour, don't steal tell the truth and dont listen to !!!! Bollocks .

[@ShaimingLong]

At least you have a great role model to live up to within your means. It may be highly unlikely you'll ever have the funds to comfortably fund the construction of a hospital, but if you can do little things here and there to help your local community, I imagine he'd be proud.

[@claire6795]

You should insist his portrait is back ?? He paid for the flipping thing!!

[@johnlawrence7386]

Thankyou Amelia for your Great Grandad's contribution to society, without people like him we would be in a worse place. A black man could not be a slave in Great Britain, as soon as a slave stepped ashore in GB he was free, that is not taught in schools.

[@littlenan3576]

These woke people latch onto somebody and cancel them. They obviously know or care about nothing true.

[@brichi5407]

I’m proud to be British xx

[@IslandGirlzHaveFlow05XBS]

🥰🥰

[@ScienceChap]

Me too.

[@BlackestEyes709]

As we all are We shall defend our island, whatever the cost maybe, we shall never surrender-Alfred Hitchcock

[@lingolarker9318]

Here here!!! Never lose pride in our nation. Notice how there probably isn’t a single Australian isn’t proud🤔

[@ozone1959]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5nCoZyhg9F4ppY This is what the British did to the English....

[@JJ-of1ir]

When the Barbary pirates used to raid England's coastal shores, they would take whole villages. They often killed the old ones, castrated the young boys and men, (60% died) sold the women for sex slaves or hard labour. Depending on where their markets were, sometimes they were forced to walk barefoot, tied together, across burning deserts. If they fell through exhaustion, or lack of water, they were simply left to die in the desert. They weren't taken as slaves because they were white, they were taken because they were not Muslims.

[@chrisbamborough222]

Yes and males were castrated before being sold in Arab country's so they could work in around Harems without the Arab masters having to worry. Do you see these Slaves descendents in those countries obviously not. Slavery is wrong and terrible but goes back thousands of years. I just wish people could discuss these things in the context of the time.

[@josm1481]

See my comments about slavery elsewhere. The Christian based European enlightenment changed the world's view as to individual value, rights and liberty. So much, most take it for granted. But before then, people were subjects and property of the state, king etc. Islam has no concept of morality or individual rights. Slavery is part of Islamic law and always will be. No Islamic nation ever abolished slavery without Western influence. There was no Islamic abolition movement.

[@IslandGirlzHaveFlow05XBS]

How heartless. 😔

[@chrisbamborough222]

@@IslandGirlzHaveFlow05XBS Yes absolutely Heartless. If you take away from the comments that all people of every colour and religion for thousands of years had slaves and treated them badly you will have a balanced view of History. It's hard to think as they did. Please watch( The Battle of Bamber Bridge). It's how black Americans and British people stood up against white American Military Police in a English village Pub in WW 2. ) You will find it very interesting uplifting but ultimately sad It will really get some reactions!!!. Take care ❤️ bests wishes to you and your Family.

[@LadyThunderbird63]

I had two relatives taken in a raid on Ireland in 1600s , a man and an 8 yr old boy , the man ended up being left on the beach as he was elderly and worth nothing , he was so lucky not to of been killed .

[@ZombieTwin]

Thank you! My country’s efforts to abolish slavery has been seemingly erased from the history books. Thank you for spreading the word to enlighten people.

[@magnolia7277]

What annoys me is when descendents of slaves (including some of my relatives and friends) go on about getting reparation for their ancestors, their ancestors were freed because the British government paid their slave owners compensation for every slave, which in turn bought their freedom. The reparation demanded today has already been 'paid' to those who suffered and deserved it, the loans incurred to raise this huge amount of money were only paid off in 2015, every penny well worth it.

[@josm1481]

Worse, race hustlers like Afua Hirsch and Shola Mos-shogbamimu who literally are a few generations from family members who were actual slave owners and traders. Shola's father was a genuine Nigerian prince and his kingdom was forced to stop slaving by the British.

[@IslandGirlzHaveFlow05XBS]

Oh wow. Thanks for sharing🥰

[@LadyThunderbird63]

​@@josm1481 The Nigerians tried to hold out against abolition saying slavery was part of the culture and tradition .

[@theflamingone8729]

Also, consider that working class people suffered, because slavery devalued their own labour. Should descendants of those working class people pay reparations for some that adversely affected their ancestors?

[@josm1481]

@@LadyThunderbird63 exactly. See my comment somewhere else. Britain had to bombard the slave kingdom of Lagos, Nigeria, to stop slaving. Ironically, Lagos renamed it's independence square after a local slave trader. You can see her statue there today.

[@angelawalker8615]

It's something that is no longer taught and it's one of the most important and proud moments of Britain, yet we are constantly battered by many because of pure ignorance, no country is without sin, but this time Britain did the right thing and should be recognised, as a taxpayer I helped pay this debt off in 2015 and that is from the mid 1800s , every single taxpayer of this country contributed to stopping slavery and I'm proud of Britain and we should shout about it.🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@IslandGirlzHaveFlow05XBS]

Well said @angelawalker. I agree this should still be taught. It’s definitely something to be proud of 🥰🥰

[@darrenmcmellon8575]

Here here from a fellow slavery freedom fighter, “tax payer”

[@cooldaddy2877]

Britain did the right thing? Did they do the right thing when they were putting people INTO SLAVERY? You are ignorant.

[@cooldaddy2877]

@@IslandGirlzHaveFlow05XBS Nothing to be proud about by enslaving people.

[@LadyThunderbird63]

When the West African squadron ran down slave ships it was printed in British newspapers and considered a victory for us all to be celebrated .

[@DebbieSandford-1807]

You're a lovely, sweet girl. I'm a British 60yr old white woman, it makes my heart smile to know my forefathers helped a little to stop this disgraceful trade ❤

[@Anne-jz8oo]

THANK YOU FOR BEEN THE ONLY PERSON TO ACTUALLY ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT BRITAIN DID! GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND KEEP YOU SAFE!❤️

[@elev8id]

Were called Great Britain for a reason

[@coot1925]

There was a stupid politician who was saying that the UK should pay restoration to Africa because of slavery. Then someone stood up and said "NO", Africa should pay us restoration for all the ships, lives and money we lost fighting the whole world to end slavery. There was a huge round of applause. Virtually no black Americans know any of this. The mini series "Roots" depicted white Europeans going into Africa and capturing slaves. It was practically a death sentence for a European to enter the interior of Africa because they had no immune system against the deceases there. It was better to pick them up from the coasts and buy them from the African slave traders. The thought of slavery makes me sick to the stomach. It cost us a lot, but it was worth it. Much love. ✌️❤️🇬🇧

[@PUNKinDRUBLIC72]

I think you meant reparations not restorations.

[@NovelPhoinix]

How about nobody pays anyone. The people that lived at that time are long gone and it is time that we move forward into a new era, as one united species! Cheers

[@mehallica666]

@@NovelPhoinix That's the sensible option. "United we stand...".

[@lewisner]

And the line in Rule Britannia " Britons never never shall be slaves" means that if you are British you cannot be a slave, wherever you are.

[@MrBulky992]

@@NovelPhoinix Maybe homo sapiens sapiens owes compensation to the Neanderthals. Some of us in Europe have Neanderthal DNA: when will I receive my cheque in the post?

[@ginojaco]

I've been present on several occasions when 'reparations' for slavery have been called for; each time I've asked a simple question and am yet to receive an answer to it, the question is this: if you want reparations from the descendants of people who bought the slaves, why won't you call for them from the descendants of people who caught and sold them...? 😐

[@josmith9662]

On American TV, I have heard people with African accents demanding reparations. I wonder if they will pay up if a family trace finds them liable

[@jamessherlock6912]

My question I usually ask is along those lines and it always exposes lack of education or Marxist CRT indoctrination. I always ask " Do you believe in collective punishment"? Afterall that's what reparations are. We today are blamed for the sins of the long dead past.

[@jasondashney]

Also, do you demand reparations from those whose ancestors never owned slaves and in fact fought for and died in the war to end slavery in America?

[@pillock654]

Ask them if they are going to ask for reparations from black slave owners, I've never gotten an answer for that. Or, if reparations should be awarded to Slavic slave descendants. They tend to ignore that one too.

[@burbo8270]

I'm so proud to be British... nobody can claim a history like ours...

[@plynwow]

Think about how many Americans died fighting to end slavery in America. Over a million men died to fight for the end of slavery just in America alone.

[@eddiebreen5933]

Who would want to be part of the rape and genocide of nations

[@urmum3773]

@@plynwow More like died trying to preserve slavery.

[@alimantado373]

@@plynwow 🤣🤣Is that the myth they tell in American schools!? They fought to free slaves, then went to Jim Crow and segregation 😆

[@mrpaulhutchison249]

British and proud 🍺🍺

[@pgbaines65]

The people of Manchester refused to work with cotton from America because of slavery there. Lincoln also sent us a statue of himself to thank the people of Manchester. 👍🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🤠

[@clouddog2393]

Despite the negative feedback us Brits receive it's nice to have some complimentary , kind things said about us for a change . Thanks .

[@billdoor1569]

the way you put this really resonated with me because I never thought of it, when a slave saw the flag of Britain they knew they were saved, the relief they must of felt when they boarded the English boat, they must have been in emotional turmoil. God Bless Britain for what it did and damn those that try to shame it for doing the right thing.

[@30noir]

Actually not the case, not that we didn't mean well but since many slavers were fined per slave on board when they saw a British ship they'd often start throwing slaves in to the sea so it wasn't always good news for them.

[@billdoor1569]

life time of hard labour worked to death or thrown in the ocean with a chance of being saved.... yeah its a no brainer. @@30noir

[@30noir]

@@billdoor1569 That wasn't the slave's choice? Maybe you misunderstood me.

[@billdoor1569]

no I understood, if I was a slave and saw that british flag and knew they were going to throw me in the ocean I would rather than and the hope of rescue than the certain knowledge of slavery if the British did not manage to catch the ship. @@30noir

[@radicalred474]

I’m a descendant of Irish slaves myself and I found old leather journals from generations of my ancestors. And I was brought to tears reading them the horrors of what the Arab people did to them. And it was the Vikings who seen this and they reported back to Britain about it and the Vikings were paid to go in and slaughter the Arabs and free the Irish slaves. Most of the Vikings were not even an ethnicity most Vikings were made up of Dutch farmers who just wanted to live peacefully and be Christian. They have a lot of betrayal towards them that sent them over the edge. Over time they gathered the Scottish the French and other betrayed peoples. It was then when Britain accepted the Vikings the Arabs came for revenge that created the Palatine knights and soon the knights of Templar. Their mission was to slaughter and cleanse their lands of Arab invaders. But from it all I’m just humbled and blessed that we’re still here and alive and that my family survived long enough for me to be born. But those damn evil Arabs caused so much evil in the world that their lies still permeate the minds of Africans and blacks across the globe today not knowing how racist the Islamic Arabs really are.

[@Michelle-xt4dc]

From being a child, I have known most of these facts as we were taught this subject in school. I am from Hull and this subject is close 2 my heart as William Wilberforce lived in Hull and helped bring an end to slavery world wide! His house was made into a museum! I would frequently visit as a child and would also take my daughter... The name Great Britain 🇬🇧 is and was true! The world disses this country but we are great for MANY MANY reasons... this being 1 of them!!

[@Emsie76]

Yup ! William Wilberforce sealed the deal, once and for all. 👍 I only know this history too because I too am from Hull.

[@angelatester2471]

@@Emsie76 I'm from the South coast and we learnt about William Wilberforce in school. The horrors of slavery. I think we think it was part of our scripture lessons...... now called RE - religious education - as Willberforce and his friends came to the issue from a religious aspect.

[@Methazar]

Good to know things are different to a degree in schools. None of this was mentioned during my school days in the 90s

[@themanwithnoname3636]

​@@Methazar I was just about to type the same thing. It's funny I was talking to a guy at work about Wilberforce and he'd learned about him in school in the 80's. I hadn't in the 90's.

[@Methazar]

@@themanwithnoname3636 I can't recall ever hearing about the positives in school. Now I wonder was that the school, or the teachers in question

[@mariafletcher6603]

I'm british and I'm Bloody proud of what my ancestors did. up the British. We might have been a small island but how powerful we were. from 🇬🇧👍 an old cockney gal

[@gobalmighty7463]

No harm in that, so long as you also take shame in the bad stuff too. Britian had it's own form of slavery called colonialism. Entire nations were deprived of their freedoms and rights, and entire cultures were repressed to the point of almost extinction. Ask your near neighbours across the Irish sea. Colonialism only ended after WWII and wasn't exactly voluntary either. We can thank the Americans for destroying the British Empire, even if it was only so they could take that power themselves.

[@mariafletcher6603]

@@gobalmighty7463 hello. you can't have good with out bad. or dark with out light can you. It all depends Which way you look at it. I never did those things my ancestors did. I'm proud of some of the things my ancestors have done. but not all. It part of history and I like history good or bad. I do know my history we was taught about all of this in school. What I do hate is some future generations blame other generations for what there ancestors did they wasn't even there that's what gets my back up. Well it's getting late. I'm tired. I'm gonna hit the sack. b safe take care. catch you on the flip side. from 🇬🇧👍 an old cockney gal

[@garyphisher7375]

@@gobalmighty7463 What a load of rubbish. Firstly we were invited into Africa - we had protection to enter. Why? Because the African leaders wanted someone to deal with the Islamic conquest of Africa - an horrific conquest. Europeans made no money from Africa - in fact they all lost money. Parliamentary records still exist of debates, where Politicians are trying to decide how to withdraw from Africa. The costs of staying in Africa were exorbitant. It was African leaders who pleaded with us to stay. Now why would they be pleading for us to stay if we were treating them so badly? Be honest - you've posted a comment without knowing any facts!

[@gobalmighty7463]

@@garyphisher7375 Hahaaaa!!!!!! Firstly Colonialism isn't something that happened to just Africa. Why don't you admit that British Colonialism was a disaster of your own making, however you look at it. You are crying about the financial cost to yourselves? Give me a break. Why were/are you constantly fighting wars?

[@garyphisher7375]

@@gobalmighty7463 A disaster?? So you call ending slavery a disaster. You call ending famines, a disaster. You call stopping the Islamic conquest of Africa and Europe, a disaster? You call improving African technology a disaster. You call introducing modern medicines to Africa, a disaster. You call introducing a legal system that guarantees a fair trial, a disaster. You call ending tribalism a disaster. You call ending piracy on the seas, a disaster. You hold white people to such a high standard - you sound like you have a white superiority complex! Sorry we stopped you from owning slaves - is that why you're hurting?

[@alsmith5604]

This is why a proper education system is so important... Teaching history isn't a luxury, its essential the people learn from those hard fought lessons of the people that went before us!

[@drjojo5551]

Al…all this would be lost on 11-14 yr olds in a classroom!! Trumpet this to adults!!! Again and again!!!!

[@alsmith5604]

@@drjojo5551 I agree that this needs to be trumpeted to Adults, but I disagree that this would be lost on 11-14 year olds... They are the one's that need to understand history and a GOOD history teacher should be able to make a subject like this interesting for any age!

[@recyclespinning9839]

British ended slavery, after colonizing how many countries 😂😂. Too funny.

[@bandycoot1896]

It's worth looking at the video "The Battle of Bamber Bridge". This happened during WW2 in the UK. Black American soldiers fought against the American Military in the UK and how the people of the town supported the black soldiers.

[@IslandGirlzHaveFlow05XBS]

Ok will do 🥰🥰

[@mehallica666]

@@IslandGirlzHaveFlow05XBS Yes, it's very interesting.

[@susansweeney1069]

Bamber Bridge is a great example of British style justice against vile liberties taken by American forces against their own servive men and comrades.

[@vcrossCelticfc]

Look into the Barbary Slaves, it was literally the 1st international war the US was involved in as a Country. There was a trade aspect too it also, so not all love and Rose's, but the outcome is what really matters, some proud US history rarely taught. ❤

[@lesleyriseam1282]

@@IslandGirlzHaveFlow05XBS Please do my auntie wanted to marry a black GI ,the American army disapproved . And moved him away and would not him stay in the UK . My Grandfather liked him .

[@albrussell7184]

Recently I've been looking at 18th century Scottish parish records and keep finding payments to destitute women who's husbands had been captured at sea by Arab slave traders; 'taken by the Turks' is the phrase often used. I've also read that 17th century Arab slave traders even used to raid the west and south of England and Ireland and take slaves from villages, once taking about 240-50 in one go. Fishermen were afraid to go out to sea for fear of being taken slaves. Only found out about this when trying to find what 'taken by the Turks' meant.

[@sjbict]

and that's what Rule Britannia is about the defeat of the Barbary Pirates

[@josm1481]

They went as far as Iceland collecting slaves.

[@albrussell7184]

@@josm1481 That's a bit ironic. The vikings who settled Iceland took slaves from Ireland in the 9th century and a small group of Icelandic islands are called the Westmann Islands. 'Westmen' was their name for the Irish and it was here some irish slaves killed their owner and were killed themselves in retribution, which is how the islands got their name. In the 17th century barbary pirates took a few hundred people from the Westmann Islands (must have been everyone as they are very small) and took them as slaves to Algeria. So if we go along with this idea of reparations for slave descendants and assume there are living descendants of the people taken to Africa from the Westmann Islands, can they claim reparations from Norway, Iceland, Algeria or all three?

[@josm1481]

@@albrussell7184 and Ireland itself was a significant slave trading nation till Christianised. St Patrick was a slave, most likely taken from England. The Romans were very clear, the were protecting England from the Caledonian invaders and Hibernian slave traders.

[@mehallica666]

@@albrussell7184 Can the English and Welsh claim reparations from Italy for Roman slavery? Is there a time limit?

[@jennybickham1407]

Thank you for being so kind and humble to allow the facts to shine out. They do not teach this in British schools, only the bad part we played in a global trade. I am proud to belong to a nation that managed to abolish this heineous blot on history.❤❤

[@cireenasimcox1081]

I think that many Americans, especially "African" Americans, grow up thinking all slaves were/are black. Back when Richard was around Europeans didn't know very much about Africa. Yet slave raiders prowled all around the current UK, and other European countries, capturing whoever they could -sometimes an entire small village - to take as slaves. Children separated from parents, being shackled, & whipped & raped. There were some English who were preying on other English people too. So William's edict - at that time - was against this practice of (white) people enslaving other (white) people. Not that I'm trying to do a "Me too!" but as someone said further down, it wasn't a racial thing. We were all at it for thousands of years and the skin colour of slaves was never an issue. I wanted to make it clear that slavery wasn't a black/white thing. Not some specific hell white people visited upon black people. If Black History isn't taught in schools then how are people to know that, tho? It wasn't the colour of one's skin/eyes/hair that Slave Traders were interested in. It was economics. I've heard many young Americans who seem to think that the reason for slavery was along racial lines, not understanding that in the Slave Trade it was being a slave that made people act so cruelly & hideously...not being black. Slaves - anywhere - were the lowest of the low, they were just items, and were treated abominably no matter their race or ethnicity. And yes, it was Africans themselves who ran the Trade. Perhaps knowing about these things might rid some people of the idea that their ancestors had been singled out just for the colour of their skin? That's a really heavy load for anyone to take on board and carry around.

[@robertnorman7309]

That maybe so but in the US it cant be denied that race was an element. The constitution declares that "all men are born free" yet black people were denied that in the slave trade. I do think white people should stop being villified in some quarters though - its racism to me.

[@peterchapman3740]

Yes we took part But ,when we came to our senses ,we thought no this is wrong end of ,no one is perfect ,but this is the most perfect thing we ever did

[@josm1481]

At a time slavery was universal, British companies indulged in slavery and trading. But it was unique in the resources and effort it expended forcing the world to stop

[@frglee]

That's true, but remember that British cities like Liverpool and Bristol were built with the profits of slavery. Streets like 'Penny Lane' in Liverpool are still named after rich slavers and anti-abolishmenters. Many famous British people invested in the slave trade. Statues still stand commemorating some of them. It was curious to see the manufactured outrage by British rightists when the statue of Edward Colston(1636-1721), a Bristol-born merchant and trans-Atlantic slave trader, was defaced and toppled, then dumped in a river by demonstrators in 2020.

[@josm1481]

@@frglee it's not curious at all because it was asinine and childish. Colston wasn't a slave trader. He was a merchant who traded in anything that made money. He then used his wealth for philanthropic endeavours, for which he is honoured. If links to slavery are such a big issue, you'll hate any non Western leader till about the 20th century. If you're going the whole hog you'd hate Islam. It literally holds up a slave trading r*pist as the perfect example of humanity! Try even drawing Muhammad and you'll get killed. Because Muhammad was a slave trader and perfect in Islam, slavery is also justified in Islam and always will be. Colston has nothing to do with slavery in the 21st century but Muhammad's example justified ISIS, boko Haram, Al Shabab etc slaving but I'm sure you're meek as a lamb on slavery in Islam? Or do you want to throw followers of Islam in rivers, for following a religion that endorses slavery?

[@LadyThunderbird63]

We did all we could , we were also trying to bargain to get back European slaves held on the African continent , 1.25 million European slaves between 16th and 19th century , were sold on the African continent . We did get some back .

[@tinfoilhatter5318]

@@frglee thank you for telling us you are perfect while you are wearing you sweat shop clothing.

[@elora.2.x]

I'm very proud to be English, And very proud of my ancestors... This is why we don't carry Guilt because we paid our dues ❤

[@jasondashney]

In America there are groups who genuinely want reparations from all whites, even if their ancestors fought and died during the war to end slavery in America.

[@painfulltruth5551]

I wouldn't say that's why I carry no guilt. I carry no guilt because I didn't commit the crimes, and neither did anyone alive now. Also ,it wasn't one country or race involved, it was everyone . It was just the way of the world, I almost saw it as an evolution. Slaverys, something that was always going to happen, Kingdom vs kingdom, tribe vs tribe, it's something you'd expect from people in that day and age. I think we should be celebrating the fact that humanity made it to a point where it grew a conscience, seemingly in unison, yes the British pushed it, but the people had to want it, or it would never of happened. The most amazing thing is the day and age it was done. You can put you thoughts and feeling on the Internet now anonymously, and instantly see if the world agrees, when they where abolishing slavery, people had to stand up and say their piece, and that would have come with great risk, you could be turned on or outcast, so I respect the people who spoke up to abolish slavery even more, it would of taken balls. And now we live in a day and age where people stand by and watch someone getting mugged, or take their phones out and record someone who need medical help, devolution maybe 🤷‍♂️🤣

[@keithspooner4687]

Surly you mean BRITISH ///////////////////////

[@painfulltruth5551]

@KEITH SPOONER Behave Keith, you know exactly what they mean. Yes, the British flag represents the island as a whole, rather than individual counties, but we still have our individual identities. How many Welsh people would call themselve Brits over Welsh? Same with Scott's and Irish? I say I'm British if asked, but I've no gripe with someone identifying with their place of birth. If your comment was directed at the fact it was a British joint effort ,then I don't think anyone thinks otherwise. I'm curious to know one thing: Are you Scottish? 🤔 🤣

[@moshmosh9873]

Lmao that don't mean you paid 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 no guilt?????

[@welovecheshirecats4557]

"Look how long it took". There is evidence slavery has been practiced for 11,000 years. So for a tiny country like the UK to change societal structures globally in just 100 odd years is a blink of an eye in comparison.

[@martinbobfrank]

As a British (English) person, I'd like to say 'You are welcome!' It's great that you appreciate what we did, and we have only just finished paying that debt off. My ancestors would be proud of what they started, finished with you being allowed to have your say. Thank you.

[@gobalmighty7463]

Wow! What about colonialism, the enslavement of entire nations? You should know better with that Irish surname.

[@ondolite3789]

😂🤣🤣

[@ondolite3789]

@@gobalmighty7463 🎯

[@roberttreborable]

@@gobalmighty7463 And look what happened to INDIA when we left the country split in two, Pakistan and India, with millions displaced, massacres and wars because they could not live together. The Muslims demanded a separate country.

[@CerebralTripz]

​@@roberttreborable ​How is that Britains job though? Why do they feel the need to colonize anyone? If they ask for help that's one thing,but did the British invade then wonder why no one wanted them around?

[@donnaweetch7589]

I’m British and I’m proud that it was the British that stopped all theses horrible crimes…it was sickening how another human inflicted on another..you do matter and colour matters we are all the same and I’m glad you watched this in the respect you know the truth and can help educate others when needed …first time hear and what you said at the end did actually made me cry 😭 spread love ❤️

[@delharry4392]

British or the Portuguese benefited the most from the slave trade

[@ademason3096]

My ancestors believed in this crusade, as a proud Englishman I’m thankful to them that we now live in a time where slavery is abolished, it shames me that sadly slavery still exists, the crusade against it will never end, my icon to the left is the British Navy ensign, it’s called the white ensign and was the flag flown and is still flown by the British Royal Navy, those brave sailers that fought for the freedom of all slaves many losing their lives to do so, will never be forgotten. Loved this video, thanks for sharing. X

[@Brecconable]

Ready Aye Ready!

[@alimantado373]

😆 delusional!

[@specialkgb1980]

I tried to explain this to an African lady on Twitter. She told me I’m racist and how dare I try to tell her Britain did that 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thank you for this vid. Your final thoughts brought me to tears. Thank you again

[@cameronbenoiton3482]

This should be part of school work..

[@specialkgb1980]

@@cameronbenoiton3482 Absolutely

[@robertcooper3491]

Some people just don’t want to no the truth…she is probably one of those who likes to put GB dowm

[@josmith9662]

similar, but told that slaves in Africa were treated really well

[@richardwaddington2038]

I loved the quote along the lines of any slave that sets foot on British soil is instantly a free man , that gave me shivers.

[@TheArgieH]

To quote his Lordship: A man cannot breathe the air of England and remain a slave, the black must go free. (A visitor with a "bonded servant" went to law to recover his "property". He did not get the result he expected.

[@ptnhs3114]

@Mark Reynolds there was certainly some gaslighting going on in that presentation. Just because we abolished slavery after making a fortune shipping almost 3 million people as slaves, doesn't mean they were treated as equals after we stopped treating them as slaves.

[@TheArgieH]

@@ptnhs3114 What exactly does equal treatment mean in a 19th century context?

[@richardwaddington2038]

@Mark Reynolds Ditto

[@WJS774]

@@ptnhs3114 Except that we _did_ though. We do not have the same history of racism as the United States does. Look up Bamber Bridge for one famous example.

[@nickco777]

My boys, who are now 16 and 18, were born in London and go/went to schools where at least half the kids are black, in fact their best friends are black. Every year there is a 'Black History Month', but never were they taught about this. We Brits have nothing to be guilty about regarding slavery. Thank you Island Girl for bringing this to me. (Edit) - It's a pity that we use terms such as black, white, coloured or people of colour. People are people, end of, or as the Yanks like to say, period!

[@MrUbernoob9000]

Far too many people like Frankie Boyle have been misinformed with the idea that Great Briton was one of the biggest slavery villains. Thank you so much for sharing this story and your thoughts about it. I was shocked to discover William the Basta... erm Conqueror had abolished slavery so I learned something new and that deserves a second thank you.

[@savagesnayle301]

I think he, Boyle, knows he just uses hatred to fuel his public profile

[@christopherarnold9608]

Virtue Signalling, In attempting to look virtuous, they show there falseness, and blatant lack of knowledge.

[@RichDoes..]

Britain actually WAS one of the biggest slavery villains, they ended the practice but crikey they traded a lot of slaves!

[@30noir]

@@RichDoes.. So we were bigger villains because we had efficient infrastructure and a fleet of ships. That is a nonsense.

[@RichDoes..]

couldn't find my comment and it was some time ago, we were huge villains actually!@@30noir

[@Simon-ml4lu]

That's why I am proud to be British. This give me hope for the world.

[@karentaylor8487]

I am a British Citizen, who will celebrate my 65 years in a few short weeks. And I can tell you that through the British Education System, I have never been taught any of this. Therefore, because of your video, I can now claim that I am proud to be British. I am appalled that our education system has denied us the truth of our history. Thank you Island Girl for exposing the truth and I am now, in my late years, proud to be BRITISH.

[@keycuz]

Im English, thought this was common knowledge.

[@garygalt4146]

I was Taught this in Liverpool in the 1960s our school houses ie team’s where from politicians who where involved with stopping the slave trade. Maybe it was because the slave trade was out of liverpool. But it was taught in school. I lived in liverpool 7 next to L8. Which was where the African carabean and Chinese mostly settled. My life has always been multi-cultural. It’s normal. Now I have new friends from the Indian continent. What my life has taught me is most people are nice and just want to feed their family and to be happy. If you are nice people are nice to you. And the 1 percent who aren’t ignore them as long as the stay away. They are safe

[@markwolstenholme3354]

I was fortunate enough to have been taught this back in the 70's at secondary school (England). It has stayed in the forefront of my memory always and I get so angry with the people that don't know or even worse don't want to know.

[@neilprice513]

The £250,000, that a single African king made a year selling slaves, back in 1750 is the equivalent to around £44 MILLION today What eventually "sparked off" the war between America and the British Empire in Canada in 1812 was a British Naval ship confiscating an American Slave ship, arresting it's crew and freeing the slaves. When it entered Canadian waters. This caused the US to invade (thinking we were too busy with Napoleon to protect Canada), burring and pillaging the (at the time) Canadian capital of York. This ended when British/Canadian soldiers forced the US into a full retreat and followed them to Washington DC burning the White House in retaliation (which is why the building is painted white)

[@MrL1mey]

It's nice to see that this wasn't sarcasm, as there are plenty of plenty around the world acting as though the British invented slavery. As for the Scots, they were there with us all the way and is why so many people in the Caribbean have Scottish last names - and I live in Scotland!

[@bobbiehawkinsjsyharricot]

Just come across your channel and I’m so happy I did. Lady you’re a true queen for speaking up for Britain during such divisive times. I love my country and our commonwealth and I’m proud of all that Britain has achieved. We may have made some awful mistakes but we’ve grown and done many things to make right those awful things committed by our ancestors and they mostly go by overlooked. Thank you lovely lady for being so kind ❤

[@ScotsGal]

This is what needs to be heard in classrooms all over the world instead of the absolute craziness that's going on in them at the moment

[@jennklein1917]

If people are interested you can read up about it! Doesn't need to be taught at school, that for education, not information! I know history because I have studied it in my own time, all my life. Makes for a smart cookie! I feel more for the native Americans, they got a totally shitty deal, never forgive America for this!

[@ashwayn]

Long before the African slaves were shipped to the Americas the Muslims had a thriving slave trade in north Africa the Negros slaves were sent to muslim lands ( in fact slavery under Islam= submit can never be removed as Mohammed had slaves and he was a perfect man ??? and the Muslim Barbary pirates ranged through a the Mediterranean and as far as Ireland taking white slaves for the Muslims this was stopped after the Christian league smashed the Muslim fleet at Lapanto O slavery under Islam has never be repealed because Mohammed had slaves and he was the perfect man ha ha ha

[@andrewshakespear5572]

Full history in classroom how can we learn

[@BlackRoseImmortal75]

@@jennklein1917 i don't know where you come from but in europe this is already taught in schools (well i don't know right now but 30 years ago it was) and is pretty much easy to find in most history books used for middle and high school education..

[@ChadPatriarch]

I'm really glad you got something out of this! Britain's history when it comes to the slave trade is incredible!

[@hammerman47]

Every African American should be taught this in schools.... instead of teachers focusing on confusing children with multi-gender lunacy..

[@henrikkjuus90]

I mean, even if you disaree with the notion that of there being more than two genders or that gender is a spectrum, two is still "multi" in that there is more than one...

[@jeffwhite-ri5th]

More whites were enslaved google it & the Muslims were involved in the slave trade the English are still being punished for it with rapes street robberies & killing of whites & in Africa farmers are being killed amazing how white countries for all black & Asian countries only for blaks & Asians why do they want to live in white cuontries only to shout racism in Britain the most crimes & terorism are by Muslims & Blacks

[@jeffwhite-ri5th]

Africans should be taught not to kill white farmers & more whites were slaves

[@StratsRUs]

It's made by a known Fascist.'Classical Liberal'.Nazi enabler.

[@anarchyangelo]

Why limit it to African Americans learning this?

[@devastator200]

This should be taught in schools around the world. It not just about Britain doing the right thing but humanity also. It’s nice to see Britain getting praise. There is/was alot of good men and woman on that island that don’t get the credit they deserve.

[@mdf2mdf287]

The thing that wasn't mentioned here was the several thousand British sailors who lost their lives on the high seas enforcing the blockades.

[@IslandGirlzHaveFlow05XBS]

Oh wow. Thanks for sharing that. 🥰

[@anneg5720]

British citizen here, loving this video and your amazing accent 😍 what a beautiful lady. Im proud to have paid 16 years of my working life to the bill that freed humans 💖 Probably the only time britain spent sensibly 😂😂🤦‍♀️

[@fusilierjohn8588]

As a proud Englishman, thank you for hearing and seeing your thoughts on slavery that still exist today in our countries. Your video should be addresses in all of our schools so that people know the truth about our part in abolishing the crime of the slave trade. The word racist is being banded around as a throw away word now days by anyone who cannot face the truth. Well done.

[@eyesofisabelofficial]

Such a privilege to see you learn right in front of us. Much love to you and your family. x

[@IslandGirlzHaveFlow05XBS]

Thanks Andy🥰🥰

[@HankD13]

The magnificent Thomas Sowell also has some videos telling the history of African slave trading - things they do not teach in America. Well worth looking for. I grew up in Kenya, and the effects of the Arab slave trade remains deep in the country. I always wondered why so many Swahili words (I do speak a fair bit) seem to be so Arabic.... I learned when I was older. You need to remember, there was so much money to be made, there was a lot of well financed opposition to abolishing the slave trade, which is why it took so long to get the Act passed in Parliament. There really was too much money to be made, and no benefit - apart from the moral one - to end it.

[@Lioness-xp8cg]

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[@Jean-Pierre-Villard]

Another truth nobody talk about : Vikings attacks christian empires in Europe to STOP slavery of non-Christians (in France, Holland, England etc...), the christian empires sold non-christian Europeans (Pagans) to Islamic empire for gold-dinars ! Another great Historian is Dontell Jackson, with even more truth about slavery than Thomas Sowell, you will be very surprised where the actual manipulation came from... kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpfVnYyOmK5lrJo

[@lukebrierley3344]

More people should know this. We are sorry for what happened but we did what we could to rectify it.

[@DenBlackburn]

Im so happy you have published this, im a Brit and did history at school, and even tough a lot of countries did not like the British Empire, we were not totally evil and some things we did were for the better, ok I will have to say that the Empire was not perfect, but it was not always as bad as sometimes it is now seen as, thank you again for showing this.

[@michellemoores6327]

I was an English Language lecturer for 30 years before I retired in 2015. The year before I retired, I read 12 years a slave and I brought the film into my classes for my student's to watch. In every class I took, there wasn't a dry eye in the classroom. I asked my students to write about what they read and watched. The most memorable answer I got was "I am heartbroken and ashamed for those who took part in slave trade, I have no more words but plenty of tears" I will remember this answer, word for word, till the day I die." Keep up the reactions, loving them. God bless.

[@josm1481]

Look up Thomas Pellow's book. An Englishman enslaved in Africa? It's similar to 12yrs a slave only earlier and with a white man. The national anthem of the UK has a line 'Britain never shall be enslaved'. It's a reference to the still ongoing slave raids on Britain up to the 18th century.

[@chrisbamborough222]

I can understand a personal feeling of being Heartbroken and tears about what happend in the past that's personal emotion. However I can't see how you can be ashamed for the actions of those people in the past . The responsibility is there's they obviously didn't feel shame at the time they did it. Someone who took part could years later perhaps in old age as times had changed say I feel ashamed for what I did. You can't feel ashamed for something you never experienced.Unless you want to take on all the shame for everything in History I certainly don't.

[@mehallica666]

@@josm1481 Is it not a line from 'Rule Brittania'? But does indeed refer to the Barbary slave raids.

[@Ann-nv5sm]

@@mehallica666 spot on

[@mehallica666]

@@Ann-nv5sm Thought so.

[@jang3412]

Looking at the first European slave traders in Africa and the numbers...hmm, I wonder why Portugal keeps quiet!? It seems the UK is always castigated the most for their time in trading, rather than their huge efforts to stop it. Excellent video - love your reactions Island Girlz!

[@JJ-of1ir]

I think your right. Everyone else involved just keeps their head down. Most shrug and laugh when reparations/blame etc is mentioned. I admire that. I think that is the right reaction to have when it's brought up, or maybe I am just a simple soul. Also I suppose people focus on us because we had the greatest Empire the world has ever known. It was mostly built on trade, with advantages to all parties, but we got a notion into our heads that one man shouldn't be able to own another and, because we had such power, we were able to cajole, press, bully, threaten and bribe the rest of the World into stopping an economic practice they had used for thousands of years. In effect, that' notion' put us 'at odds', maybe at war, with the Globe. We gave away many of our inventions - like the seed drill - during our two Agricultural Revolutions which improved the world's ability to feed their starving populations which, in turn, allowed their population numbers to rise dramatically: then we gave the British inventions that fuelled our Industrial Revolution to Europe, to the America's, to our Colonies to help end the slave trade. We literally gave the Globe today's modern world. These small islands. If I remember correctly, 90% (?) of the worlds' inventions came from these isles - Victorian times were a high point - but earlier centuries were greatly changed world wide by our inventiveness. (Many countries also adopted our democracy, our legal systems and common laws and, in fact, many of our institutions.) I read in the last few days too that Japan had carried out some sort of survey regarding who invented what and found that Britain had invented over 40% of the World's inventions since the 1950's. It seems we are still doing our stuff. So why do we get castigated? Well, perhaps Jan G, it's simply that few countries like a smartypants! .... or it's a bit of the old green eye!

[@vcrossCelticfc]

I remember a few people from Africa in London protesting slavery, its was ironic and somewhat funny because Britain their country was never part of the British colony's, they were victims of the Portuguese 🤦‍♀️🤣

[@andrewfoster4359]

because Portugal is no longer a 'rich' country compared to the UK, so no point in anyone going against them for reparations. Plus if you start to investigate it then you go straight to the Vatican who AUTHORISED the portuguese to start the slave trade, So in effect the whole international slave trade was started by the Catholics/pope/vatican!!!

[@vcrossCelticfc]

@@andrewfoster4359 That makes no sense, the Islamic trade predates the European/US trade so are you saying Islamic countries followed the Pope?

[@andrewfoster4359]

@@vcrossCelticfc nope i was replying to the original query as to why Portugal keeps quiet

[@UKTdcp]

I’m proud to see someone in my country spoke up and helped abolished slavery glad to call you my sister thanks for showing me my country did right against all slavery 🇬🇧☘️🙏🎼🎵🎶🎶🎶🤵‍♂️🇬🇧

[@martinyeomans3319]

Thanks for this, Britain has a dark past in slavery,as have many countries, Britain put more than a100 years of blood, finance, hart and soul into trying to stop the slave trade, Britain wants no compensation ,no reperations not even a thanks,but it should never be just ignored or denied as an inconvenient narrative.

[@MsJimmysgirl]

Anyone that knows anything about the history of slavery should know that Britain started the fight to end the international slave trade but unfortunately it isn't taught you have to study it for yourself.

[@nickyverra2175]

I loved your very heartfelt reaction to this. I feel so proud to be British because we have contributed so many positive things to the world over hundreds of years. No nation is perfect but Britain even at the heights of her power tried to improve the world through things like better communications, infrastructure, transport, legal systems, governmental systems etc. I think because so many countries in recent decades gained independence from Britain they had narratives which focused on the negatives of colonial rule, but now the facts are starting to be talked about more and the picture starts to show of the many good/positive things they did as well. There are good and bad natured people from any nation but collectively as a nation I do believe that Britain has tried to use its power for good and saw it as a mission to improve the world. One very real statement I saw in a KZbin video a while ago was on a debate about Empire and an Indian Man said that if Britain hadn’t ruled such a large part of the world then the world would be a worse place to live nowadays.

[@katydaniels508]

I know this was difficult to watch Island Girl, but I wanted to thank you for taking the time ❤

[@Its_Dave_Just_Dave]

The abolition was also very demanding for the sailors enforcing the act; the Royal Navy committed up to 13% of its total manpower to its West Africa squadron, which in one year lost 25% of those serving on the station, mainly to disease. Overall, the nineteenth-century costs of suppression were bigger than the eighteenth-century profits. Note that last line: the net effect of slavery on the accounts of the UK is negative. The country spent more on enforcing abolition than was ever made from conducting the trade.

[@SUSSYMEMES]

Love from Britain 🙏 We know in the past we have done things wrong, but we like to think more times than not we did the right thing

[@pauls.arts.and.craft.]

You should checkout prominent black american historian thomas sewell. He addressed this issue and that of colonialism. In which he stated that countries who were colonialised, were often decades ahead of bordering countries that were still self governed, and when they gained independence they slipped back into decline.....colonialism has significant faults, but also significant advantages.

[@IslandGirlzHaveFlow05XBS]

Ok will do thanks 🥰🥰

[@lewisner]

It's also worth watching Dinesh D' Souza on American slavery and the Democratic Party.

[@tomtd]

Thos Sowell not Sewell, what a man, what a thinker.

[@vcrossCelticfc]

@@tomtd He's an underrated American legend.

[@vcrossCelticfc]

@Morgan Wheeler Year 11 That's something I pray we don't adopt from the US, the hyphenated names. Instead of just being American they are labelled as African-American or Latino-American etc, my aunt moved to the States decades ago, no-one calles her Scottish-American, just American. Obviously if you have dual-nationality then that's a tad different but otherwise you are just British or American regardless of race, culture or religion.

[@ralphcaldwell3712]

I was taught this at school many years ago, but the whole world didnt believe it, and people in the north of England where the cotton mills were refused to work with cotton from America, and because of this many people ost their jobs and starved to deth

[@peterjackson4763]

That is incorrect. They did not refuse to work with American cotton. Rather during the American civil war the North blockaded the South to stop the cotton being shipped to Britain. Since 85% of the cotton being worked in the UK came from the Americans that stopped the factories processing it from working. This is called the Lancashire Cotton Famine. In the area where I live 44% of people were on poor relief at this time. The South expected that this great hardship and the loss of money to the mill owners would force the UK to intervene and break the blockade. Since the UK had by far the world's largest and most powerful navy it could have done so. Some people supported intervention, but the majority were against supporting the side defending slavery. Even the workers suffering because of the lack of work supported the North's fight against slavery and wrote and a letter of support to Abraham Lincoln. In Manchester (England) there is a Lincoln Square with a statue of the president with a quote from his reply.

[@WJS774]

@@peterjackson4763 That is likely the real reason for the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863; Lincoln wanted to make sure that the British Empire would not join the war on the side of the Confederacy, and what better way was there to do that in the mid-19th-century than to make the war about slavery?

[@carolwilson6948]

I am a Brit and so so proud of my Couuntry for what they didi, And I along with so many others have helped to pay of that huge debt, Thank you for saying thanks to the UK, May I also add that we are NOT a raciest country, Yes there are some who are raciest as in any other country, But on the whole WE ARE NOT.

[@Lee.Freeman]

This should still be taught in school as it was in 1960’s Australia 🦘

[@IslandGirlzHaveFlow05XBS]

Your right on that @Lee it’s dad that it’s not. Thanks for watching 🥰🥰

[@chriscunningham7155]

It breaks my heart, not just as British, but as a human being to think that people believe they could own another person. The phrase that the air is too pure for a slave to breath should be carved in every country on this planet. Be safe all

[@davidsmith8279]

David Livingstone who was mentioned in the video is from where I live,Blantyre just outside Glasgow Scotland. He has a memorial and a small museum here. I've always been proud to be British and this just justifies my national pride. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@oldman1734]

I’m expecting the BBC to make a documentary about this very soon! Sorry. I meant to say I don’t expect the BBC, ever, ever, ever to make a documentary about this.

[@alana8863]

Why not Google first, and comment afterwards? The Beeb has made a number of programmes about this subject. So, you've condemned the Beeb for not doing what they have done.

[@AD-nx1xd]

​@@alana8863 Nice to know. They seem to have passed me by. What were the titles and are they on iPlayer?

[@JJ-of1ir]

@@alana8863 Well I used to love and trust the BBC, and be very proud of it. Now, not so much. IMO they tend to produce stuff with a bias against Britain's best interests. Can you give me the titles of these programmes or documentaries (or a rough idea) so I can watch - and maybe then I will be able to look more kindly upon the BBC once more. Many thanks.

[@eifionjones559]

tough luck they already have

[@themoderntemplar1567]

This is one of the reasons why I'm so proud to be unapologetically British. We are taught this in school and I'm so happy that you did this video as the majority of non Britons would have you believe we were responsible for this entire wicked practice. If you're interested look up William Wilberforce to learn more about the abolitionists.

[@JJ-of1ir]

The problem was that slavery was NOT considered morally bad. People did not even think it was wrong, every race, white, black, yellow, brown - everyone took part in it. The conqueror enslaved the defeated, the rich enslaved the poor. It had been going on for thousands of years. Perhaps since man first walked the Earth. It is not a nice or easy thing to watch but you might want, when you are feeling stronger, to watch the KZbin video 'The West African Squadron'. I have temporarily forgotten if it was Lord Mansfield or Mr Sharpe who bought a large tract of land on the West Coast of Africa. Sorry. It was bought so the Royal Navy could return all the captured people they rescued from the slavers' ships back there. The town that grew up was called FREETOWN. Britain's Royal Navy finished its last patrol of the East African Coast in the l960's. It had taken over 150 years to change people's attitude towards slavery. We had spent our Empire's wealth fighting slavery. I've heard the death toll of our sailors was around 17,000. Factory girls in England, already so very poor, would down tools and strike, risking their jobs, risking starvation, if the cotton they were being asked to process was grown or harvested by slaves. Everyone was very keen to see this through to the end. The Government asked the people if they would be prepared to pay higher taxes to continue the Crusade. The people said yes. We finished paying the debt in 2015. We had to pay slave owners the cost of each slave they had bought. Slaves were not classed as people (I know!), they were classed as property so the British Government (Royal Navy) couldn't just waltz in and set slaves free without breaking the Law and finding themselves mired in Court cases, who would, no doubt, rule that the slave had to be returned to their legal owner. After all the Owners, had gone to the Slave Markets and legitimately bought a Slave in good faith, when it was legal and thought moral to do so.

[@bazabaz21]

After posting my first comment IV just watched your entire video and I gotta say it was emotional, as a British man your reaction and your comments and your respect makes me proud to be British and that something I haven't felt for many years THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[@rushman4173]

Thank you for what you said about my country, what people don't realize is that every British person who was working before 2015, through their taxes, has paid for all slaves, worldwide, to be free, as this was when we finally paid off the debt we incurred by doing this.

[@chelseapoet3664]

Thank you so much, lovely lady, for reminding us Brits to be proud of this legacy. I grew up being told to be ashamed of our past and I'm over it. You earned my subscription with this one video ☺️🙏

[@kevs4252]

Yes, hold your head high and be proud of who you are . I am proud of my country and of who I am. This was a really good video. I sort of knew the history of this but today I learned so much more. Take care.

[@IslandGirlzHaveFlow05XBS]

🥰🥰

[@michaelmeenaghan8559]

Pride/proud, duh, strive to break out of your bubble. Proud of your county? that is non sensensical!!!!!!!

[@Emsie76]

First time here. I enjoyed your “reaction” video. As an English lady, I’ve always known this. Yet only because William Wilberforce, the man who sealed the deal, is from my hometown.

[@peter-e2q]

Yep. The agreement to end slavery was signed in the Rothley Court Hotel in Leicester England. I’ve been in that room. The old wooden table is still in its place.

[@JJ-of1ir]

I didn't know that. Thank you.

[@steve55sogood16]

Leicester!

[@peter-e2q]

@@steve55sogood16 bugger! Bloody autocorrect. Cheers.

[@sarahhamilton347]

You are right island girl, you should teach it to your children, so they can be as proud as us to be British, i felt your pain in digesting all of it, I was taught it in school in the fifties, I think most British people shut up when anyone mentions slavery, mainly out of respect for their ignorance of these times. But schools should be informing children, so they can be clear in what they believe, the truth can never hurt in the end,it sets us free.

[@IslandGirlzHaveFlow05XBS]

I agree with you. Oh yes they need to know. Have a great day🥰🥰

[@pillock654]

I was taught history in schools less than a decade ago; in my school and apparently many others, they do not mention the British people's engagement with slavery to any degree. We were taught about the American slave system, and the revolution; about Rosa Parks and MLK. But they only barely mentioned that the UK bought slaves too, never that we were probably the first to abolish it, or that we enforced it worldwide. They inferred that we should be ashamed. They never mentioned that there were slaves from any country other than Africa. Some of my friends get angry at me if I say there were white slaves. They think I'm lying. I only recently learned about any of this. Before, any notion they gave me that I might be proud of Britain was tainted by something or other. I've never been proud of being Britain before this. Our schools are failing us.

[@Raz-iw6fj]

Another fact is before the rise of the British Empire and its navy, African slavers once raided British shores and its fishing villages to capture slaves. Britain built its powerful navy to safeguard its shores, and it is where the song Rule Britannia comes from. “Britons shall never never never be slaves.”

[@stevenbalekic5683]

Keep in mind when he says slavery was everywhere he doesn't mean African slaves...he means that the Roman Empire took slavic, French, Germanic and Britains as slaves when they conquered them...same for China and the people they conquered surrounding their country and soforth.

[@melbeasley9762]

Loved your reaction. We are always made out tobe the bad guys by the extreme left.

[@GuessWhoAsks]

Not sure who the "we" are in this statement. Do you consider the Bible to be the inspired word of God and all true? If so, then do you also consider chattel slavery to be morally acceptable as long as the slave is not Hebrew, or do you disagree with the Bible when it comes to foreign chattel slavery?

[@melbeasley9762]

@@GuessWhoAsks I'm pagan. The bible means nothing to me. By we, I mean the British.

[@GuessWhoAsks]

@@melbeasley9762"I'm pagan. The bible means nothing to me. By we, I mean the British."...I appreciate you letting me know you are pagan and for clearing up the "we" you were referencing. I am currious what you mean by the extreme left(and not all) made Britain out to be the bad guy, but not sure if I want to ask...I am realizing a personal problem. I got irritated that you did not properly answer the question I asked...which might be character flaw on my part, and not sure what I think about that...

[@melbeasley9762]

@@GuessWhoAsks Woke an d political correctness are weapons used by the left. I'm definately not left, but then neither am I right wing. As I see it, we have a common enemy in the WEF etc. People need to unite against the globalists, that's far more important.

[@mikdavies5027]

@@GuessWhoAsks Only if you believe in religion, which I do not, all religion is to blame, as nearly all conflicts arise out of religious intolerance, prove me wrong! (Also, it's pretty obvious who was meant by 'WE', if you don't realise, he means, us, the British who did more for the world than any other nation, which, obviously leads to jealousy ). (And, no, I have never supported any form of slavery, whatever the ethnicity).

[@MichaelLamming]

Lanfranc was William the Conqueror's teacher in Bec Normandy. He was against slavery and was made Archbishop of canterbury by William. He persuaded William to stop the sale of Christian slaves to non-Christians. Lanfranc also taught the next Archbishop of Canterbury, Saint Anselm of Canterbury who outlawed slavery in 1102.

[@caroline_scotland]

Love to you, beautiful lady💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Korschtal]

Thanks for this. I'm British living in Germany and I've never really wanted to have a British flag. I may well rethink that having seen your reaction and thoughts.

[@robbie_]

So I recently read Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic wars (written around 58BC). He writes of taking close to 50,000 Belgae (a tribe in the general area of what is now Belgium), and even tells us he sold them into slavery "as a single lot". The way he wrote you could tell he was quite pleased with himself!

[@paulbromley6687]

I always thought the British Empire couldn’t have historically been all bad if this happened during its existence

[@cooldaddy2877]

Any empire is bad and the British was the biggest ever in history....you work it out.

[@christophermonteith2774]

A lot like the Roman empire, to be honest. Tyrannical, but pretty hands off in a lot of ways. A few rules, give money, don't rebel, then do as you want, more or less

[@mastermal8358]

You only need look at who’s in charge they make the rules they tell the soldiers where to go they say what is legal and illegal

[@robslide3466]

@@cooldaddy2877 And we stopped the slave trade and widdow burning and many other positive. There is good and bad in the Empire Days. However if the us Brits are so bad why do alot of the former Empire countries with in the common wealth when they had the chace to cut all ties.

[@cooldaddy2877]

@@robslide3466 Economic reasons.....plus some have been down beaten by Britain for so long that they are scared to go it alone.

[@emmafreeth7493]

Thank you so much! From a Brit who is truly grateful that, for once, we are not being bashed over this. Most often it is other do-gooding Brits who are the worst for accusing their own 😔

[@bgp1956]

Thank you for showing the facts ! Sadly some people will still ignore them. Love your channel and i am in love with your laugh xxx

[@IslandGirlzHaveFlow05XBS]

Aww thanks @BrianPace🥰🥰

[@andrewmoss3681]

Thank you for a very honest & very emotional reaction. Pleased you got to learn something that isn't taught much any more. Even British history lessons tend to focus on our nations history, rather than our influence of the UK worldwide. I take a good deal of time with my nephew (10), & we have discussed the topic of slavery a few times. To get him to discuss & debate this, I like to use world history about slavery to make a fake argument for why it might be ok (purely to make him argue why it isn't). One of the proudest moments I have every seen from him was when he SHOUTED me down on our walk back from school, in the middle of the high street, that ANYTHING like slavery MUST be stamped out. "No person is better than any other! SLAVERY IS WRONG!!!" I was beaming with pride, in spite of every adult around us only hearing him shouting that slavery is wrong at me. Thanks for a great reaction. Have am amazing week & much love to everyone from here in the UK

[@JJ-of1ir]

What a wonderful uncle you are and what a fine nephew you have.

[@andrewmoss3681]

@@JJ-of1ir Thank you. But the true star is my nephew. Hearing him shouting down topics like that, & him unwilling to accept even the idea of them as slightly moral things, is the best thing EVER!

[@JJ-of1ir]

@@andrewmoss3681 Like I said, the nephew didn't fall too far from his lovely uncle's tree! 🙂🙂

[@SniffBackBetter]

Thank you for making this video. It's deeply concerning how many people are unaware of this very important part of history.

[@stevewhite6861]

I am from Hull in the east of England, it is the home of William Wilberforce, the man who was instrumental in ending the slave trade, his house still stands down the High Street in the old part of Hull, it backs on to the River Hull and I have visited his house many times as it is a museum that shows the vile slave trade for what it was.

[@tamielizabethallaway2413]

Watched a video just a couple of days ago, about an African girl, I think she was from Nigeria (but don't quote me!) Her parents are extremely poor and there is no work locally for her to help support the household. She takes a job abroad, working for a rich lady in Italy, to help with the housework that type of thing. Her brother drives her all the way to the port to catch the boat to Arabia first I believe, and from there will continue the journey to Italy. The brother drives her to someone he knows and trusts at the port, this one takes her across and transfers her to another trusted colleague, different stages of her journey, she is accompanied by people to keep her safe and get her to her job in Italy without being hurt. She gets to the lady's house and discovers the work she is required to do is prostitution. She refuses and the lady and her husband beat her until she gives in. She services around 12 men a day at least, although sometimes it's double that. She isn't paid a wage, the lady "owns" her as a sex slave. Every "trusted colleague" that got her "safely" across her journey, all work together to ship girl's out of Africa into sex slavery. It's their business. The woman in Italy running a brothel out of her home, buys girls from this trade. Everyone she trusted across her journey, *INCLUDING HER BROTHER* are all in on it. This is just one girl, at one brothel, in one country. In Italy there is a department that specifically cracks down on people using African girls as sex slaves, and eventually they got her freed. She now lives with them at this safe house, with other rescued slaves, where they are provided for, fed, have bedrooms and bathrooms and facilities etc. They are also given emotional support, continued education, and a small amount of pocket money each week to spend or save for whatever they like. She sends her pocket money to her parents to help them out at least a little bit. The African slave trade has never stopped! It is morally worse now, because as human beings we are supposed to be more civilised and compassionate in this day and age. Yes, years ago, everyone bought and sold slaves. I guess due to limited travel options, it was easier for those "less intelligent" humans to see people who looked different to them as "novelties". It wasn't just about colour, it was about seeing a different group of people, different traditions, clothing, societies etc as just vastly different to what they'd be used to. If you lived your whole life black, (as of course you have 😘) but didn't have internet, TV, radio, books, newspapers and only ever saw black people around you, you'd imagine that other people would look the same. If I, white English lady, strolled into your village, I'd expect your people to think "what have we got here then??? Even now, in Africa or India, if a child is born albino which is rare but perfectly natural, or if they're born the expected colour but had some physical or facial deformity, the family would be forced from the town. Many villages on those continents are still fairly primitive and their knowledge and experience of the World is limited or pretty much non existent. They see those unexpected deformities as a curse from the devil or their Gods, and therefore the child frightens them. They don't understand that millions of babies are born with issues and that it is perfectly normal an occurrence. To them, the child is evil. Sometimes, according to different religious beliefs they may see such a child as special, and in that village the child may be revered as a God themselves and their parents may find themselves suddenly very popular and better off. People may come to worship the child and leave offerings of food, fabrics, gifts or money as a sacrifice to this God child. My point is, when you've never seen someone look so different to yourself, it's much easier for your conscience to view that person as a novelty or as inferior. Slaves built the pyramids, not Egyptians. That's 4,000 years ago. I can't remember for certain, but I believe they were Jewish slaves. The Romans conquered lands far and wide, and many of those people were taken home as slaves. Slaves built most of Rome and served the nobility in their homes. Most of their slaves were Gaulish or Germanic. Gaul was mostly an area we now know as France, and Germania is obviously now known as Germany. This was 2,000 years ago. Don't forget that people persecuted their OWN people back in the day and were insanely barbaric. Rich people looked down on the poor, religious people hated those with different beliefs, criminals were subjected to all forms of horrific tortures to make them give up details or names of other guilty parties. People were just not as compassionate in general as we are today, less emotionally developed. There are estimated TODAY, to be more slaves right now, than have ever been enslaved previously ALL ADDED TOGETHER! It seems so alien to us to conceive of it that we think it must be untrue...? Surely...? Apparently not! There are millions and millions enslaved right now! Africans are *S.T.I.L.L* selling off their own people, and even their own family members. Just like the girl I mentioned earlier was put forward into sex slavery by her own brother! Families allow rich tourists, to "hire" their children per hour or per day, knowing full well these rich men are paedophiles who want to sexually assault their child. My brain cannot fathom such a thing! To hand your own child over to be raped for cash! If anyone even looked at my child in that kind of way, I'd want to claw their eyes out with my bare hands! But I'm not those people, don't have their life, don't live their primitive existence, don't have to drink water from a pond that cattle defecate in! I guess to them, another child is just another mouth to feed. We can't understand it, and thank God we are blessed to be more humane and knowledgeable. But yes, the African slave trade is booming better than ever, it's just a more covert operation these days! We PARTOOK in the trade years ago, but we didn't create it. Everyone around the world did it. But we were the ones that said it was wrong and put ourselves willingly into debt to abolish it and force others to as well. It IS absolutely something we British should feel proud of. We judge people based on the colour of their heart, not their skin! ♥️♥️♥️

[@elwoodbluesmorris2120]

I think modern archaeology is proving the people who built the pyramids were not slaves.

[@Jean-Pierre-Villard]

Another truth nobody talk about : Vikings attacks christian empires in Europe to STOP slavery of non-Christians (in France, Holland, England etc...), the christian empires sold non-christian Europeans (Pagans) to Islamic empire for gold-dinars ! Another great Historian is Dontell Jackson, with even more truth about slavery than Thomas Sowell, you will be very surprised where the actual manipulation came from... kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpfVnYyOmK5lrJo "... but I believe they were Jewish slaves" LOL There is and was no "community" more slave traders than Jews.

[@elev8id]

Britain's the greatest country on earth for what weve brought to the world. But just dont tell the kids!!!

[@peteweller117]

Also, for every one British sailor dying nine slaves were freed. The total number of sailors lost was around 17,000 men, but could have been as many as 20,000 over 52 years. They captured 1,600 ships and freed around 150,000 slaves.

[@roderickmathieson2504]

22000 in total I believe. Some records were lost . Often in conflict with slave ships and on occasion when ships would sink on the return journey to Britain .

[@rickjensen2717]

Its astounding that people don't know about the history of slavery, that the British tried to end it, and that its still going on today.

[@bachmannobsessed2234]

What’s really sad is the Labour Party here in England doesn’t want anyone to learn this in schools, colleges, universities, on bbc news, on sky news, on itv news! Yet gb news will allow their presenters to talk about the truth! Our British history! Great video given you a like