How enslavement became state-backed operation supported by Conservative and Lib Dem forerunners

Quamina, who was enslaved and trafficked as a child with his mother. His son Jack led the 1823 Demerara rebellion. Left, from top, Robert Peel, John Gladstone and King James II. Composite: Guardian/Palesa Monareng Quamina, who was enslaved and trafficked as a child with his mother. His son Jack led the 1823 Demerara rebellion. Left, from top, Robert Peel, John Gladstone and King James II. Composite: Guardian/Palesa Monareng Enslaving nation Slavery How enslavement became state-backed operation supported by Conservative and Lib Dem forerunners Tory and Whig MPs were central to funding trafficking of enslaved people and many opposed abolition of the slave trade

There is a British culture of celebrating the abolition of slavery without acknowledging that the country enslaved and trafficked millions of African people for centuries.