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List of public statues of individuals linked to the Atlantic slave trade - Wikipedia
The cost was so high, the vast loans the government took out to fund it were only just paid off in When journalist-turned-playwright Juliet Gilkes Romero read about this bailout, she was so stunned, she knew she had to write a play about it — and help put the story in the public consciousness. Romero fictionalises various real-life characters from the battle to get the Slavery Abolition Act of through the House of Commons, the deals and compromises that had to be made, as well as the role that women, working people, and runaway slaves played in the campaign. It includes a character inspired by proto-feminist Mary Wollstonecraft and another based on Mary Prince, a former slave who became the first black woman in Britain to petition Parliament, and to write a memoir. The Whip fictionalises real-life characters from the battle to get the Slavery Abolition Act of passed. But it was cold-eyed and pragmatic.
Slavery in ancient Rome
This is a list of public statues of individuals with links to the Atlantic slave trade. In June the Mayor of London , Sadiq Khan , established the Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm to "review and improve diversity across London's public realm to ensure the capital's landmarks suitably reflect London's achievements and diversity". Khan also announced a pledge to create a National Slavery museum or memorial.
Slavery in ancient Rome played an important role in society and the economy. Besides manual labor, slaves performed many domestic services, and might be employed at highly skilled jobs and professions. Accountants and physicians were often slaves. Slaves of Greek origin in particular might be highly educated. Unskilled slaves, or those sentenced to slavery as punishment, worked on farms, in mines, and at mills.