Among those whose ancestors made money out of the slave trade were George Orwell and David Cameron. “In Britain we privilege abolition,” Draper said. A debate is emerging as to how much the public should be informed about the links between works of art and the slave trade. Draper said the data allowed people to make up their own minds about Britain’s relationship with the slave trade. The new research is likely to give ammunition to the coalition of Caribbean nations demanding reparation from the European countries that made money out of the slave trade.

Source: The Guardian September 24, 2016 23:03 UTC