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2024-03-20 17:00:55 UTC - HELPFUL
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Prince Albert apologised for the slave trade in 1840. https://itsthehammer.wordpress.com/2022/03/24/the-day-prince-albert-apologized-for-slavery/ The 1833 Slavery Abolition Act cost 40% of the Empire’s expenditure. A debt so large it wasn’t paid off until 2014. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7d78a6e5274a676d53243f/FOI2018-00186_-_Slavery_Abolition_Act_1833_-_pdf_for_disclosure_log__003_.pdf The West Africa Squadron was tasked with ending the Atlantic slave trade. 150,000 slaves were freed. https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/West-Africa-Squadron/
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