Reparations

In Parts 1 and 2 of this reflection ssome of the issues arising on a global level in the Slavery and Reparations debate were considered. In this final Part, a glance is cast at a local level and on the legacies of enslavement in our more immediate environment. Local connections On a stroll around the […]

In Part 1 of this reflection, some of the general issues arising in relation to justice for past wrongs were considered. In this second Part, specific issues arising in relation to reparations for transatlantic chattel enslavement are discussed. Slavery and Reparations If you are of a certain age and have a TV watching disposition, you

In a few weeks’ time, it will be the fifth anniversary of the toppling of the statue of the seventeenth century Bristol slave trader, Edward Colston. This event generated a significant debate about how the wrongs of the past, and in particular, slavery, should be dealt with. In Bristol itself, where Colston has been widely