How close is each of our lives to the legacy of British slavery? Read more
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Welcome to Descendants
How close is each of our lives to the legacy of British slavery?
Jen and Gayle
Malik and Mark
Two men's lives connect through their links to a British slave owner and an abolitionist
Marlon and Valerie
Two people whose lives today connect through Britain's role in the history of carnival.
Marcus, Rev Alison, and Ruth
Three people whose lives today are all connected to one British slave owning family
James Cleverly MP and Deadria Farmer-Paellmann
A British MP and an American activist are connected through the same tribe in Sierra Leone
Chidi, Than and The Bolton School
From Nigeria, to the Belgian Congo, to Bolton.
Richard, Alasdair, and Jen
A man whose predecessor paid for the Colston statue and a man who dumped it in the harbour
