A debate about reparations for Britain’s role in the slave trade overshadowed a summit in Samoa of the Commonwealth, many of whose member nations were once British colonies.
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“Britain benefited from transatlantic enslavement,” said Olivette Otele, professor of the legacies and memory of slavery at the School of African and Oriental Studies at University of London. “The money and the money trail is there to prove it. So we need to have these conversations much more openly.”Charles gets a warm welcome on his first visit as king to Samoa. But uneasy questions await
In 1672, the Royal African Company, established under King Charles II and run by his brother, Prince James , was given a monopoly on the slave trade. The slave trade was not outlawed until 1807. Even then Parliament did not emancipate slaves in its territories until 1833. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair expressed deep sorrow in 2006 for Britain’s role in the trade but stopped short of offering an apology or compensation for descendants of slaves. Activists said Blair’s careful word choice reflected the government’s fear of paying out huge reparations.
After earlier insisting that the Samoa summit should avoid becoming mired in the past and “very, very long endless discussions about reparations,” Starmer acknowledged “calls to face up to the harms and injustices of the past through reparatory justice.”
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