Britain abolished the trans-Atlantic slave trade in 1807 although the full abolition of slavery did not follow for another generation. Martin Millett, the chairman of the eight-member advisory group overseeing the Cambridge study, said it was unclear what the investigation might turn up but that it was reasonable to assume that Cambridge had benefited from the slave trade. It is unclear what action Cambridge will take if it does find that it benefited from slavery or validated it. Last year, Glasgow University said it would launch a “programme of reparative justice” after discovering it gained up to 200 million pounds ($260 million) in today's money from historical slavery. "I hope this process will help the University understand and acknowledge its role during that dark phase of human history."

Source: bd News24 April 30, 2019 08:26 UTC