contentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoTIL that in 1833 Britain used 40% of its national budget to free all slaves in the Empire. The loan for the Slavery Abolition Act was so large that it was not paid off until 2015.www.aaihs.orgexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up1183arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
arrow-up1181arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 1833 Britain used 40% of its national budget to free all slaves in the Empire. The loan for the Slavery Abolition Act was so large that it was not paid off until 2015.www.aaihs.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agomessage-square11linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
Oh they were complete trash