The Church of England's legacy of slavery

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WHO East to propose compensation?
THE Church of England himself. THE The church interest In THE issue Appointment back a lot years. In 2006, he apologized For THE role that ecclesiastics had plays In THE transatlantic slave trade. In 2019, THE Audit And Risk Committee of THE Church Commissioners (THE body that administers It is assets) raised questions about possible reputational Shame arising Since It is pass connections has slavery, And order A report by historians And legal accountants.

This, published In 2023, find that THE Church had received funds related has African enslavement value as a lot as £1 billion In Today money. THE Church Commissioners replied by setting next to 100 million pounds sterling, about ten% of It is total donation, has "address pass wrongs.” A monitoring Committee was Also appointed has examine how has spend THE money. In March This year, he recommended that THE Church increase up has £1 billion For A new funds. THE £100 million together next to was "not enough", he said.
What were these 'pass wrongs?
THE most significant East A investment scheme called Queen Anne's Prime. He was together up In 1704, When certain ecclesiastical taxes that had previously has been paid has THE Crown were diverted has extra charge THE income of poor clergy. Funds received were invested In THE South Sea Business, A government adventure that had A monopoly on THE trade of slave Africans has THE Spanish held colonies In THE Americas. Between 1715 And 1739, THE South Sea Business transported 34,000 slave people on THE course of has less 96 transatlantic travel; he Also transported slaves Since Caribbean he is has held by the Spanish ports In continent America. By 1739, When THE South Sea Business stopped engaging In slave trade, THE scheme had accumulated investments In he value £204,000, Or £443 million In Today terms. Money Since that funds flowed In A bigger funds that East Currently value £10.3 billion.
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A lot. THE funds Also received species And to land donations Since people with connections has slave work, including Edward Colston, THE merchant And slave Trader of which statue was reversed by Black Lives Matter demonstrators In Bristol In 2020. That even year, A database detained by University College London find that 96 CoE ecclesiastics had research compensation paid has slave the owners When THE trade was abolished In THE British Empire In 1833. THE Church received almost £9,000, A estimated £900,000 In Today money, For THE loss of slave work on It is Codrington Plantations In Barbados (these were possesses by It is missionary organization, THE Company For THE Spread of THE Gospel In Stranger Part...

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The Church of England's legacy of slavery

published

WHO East to propose compensation?

THE Church of England himself. THE The church interest In THE issue Appointment back a lot years. In 2006, he apologized For THE role that ecclesiastics had plays In THE transatlantic slave trade. In 2019, THE Audit And Risk Committee of THE Church Commissioners (THE body that administers It is assets) raised questions about possible reputational Shame arising Since It is pass connections has slavery, And order A report by historians And legal accountants.

This, published In 2023, find that THE Church had received funds related has African enslavement value as a lot as £1 billion In Today money. THE Church Commissioners replied by setting next to 100 million pounds sterling, about ten% of It is total donation, has "address pass wrongs.” A monitoring Committee was Also appointed has examine how has spend THE money. In March This year, he recommended that THE Church increase up has £1 billion For A new funds. THE £100 million together next to was "not enough", he said.

What were these 'pass wrongs?

THE most significant East A investment scheme called Queen Anne's Prime. He was together up In 1704, When certain ecclesiastical taxes that had previously has been paid has THE Crown were diverted has extra charge THE income of poor clergy. Funds received were invested In THE South Sea Business, A government adventure that had A monopoly on THE trade of slave Africans has THE Spanish held colonies In THE Americas. Between 1715 And 1739, THE South Sea Business transported 34,000 slave people on THE course of has less 96 transatlantic travel; he Also transported slaves Since Caribbean he is has held by the Spanish ports In continent America. By 1739, When THE South Sea Business stopped engaging In slave trade, THE scheme had accumulated investments In he value £204,000, Or £443 million In Today terms. Money Since that funds flowed In A bigger funds that East Currently value £10.3 billion.

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A lot. THE funds Also received species And to land donations Since people with connections has slave work, including Edward Colston, THE merchant And slave Trader of which statue was reversed by Black Lives Matter demonstrators In Bristol In 2020. That even year, A database detained by University College London find that 96 CoE ecclesiastics had research compensation paid has slave the owners When THE trade was abolished In THE British Empire In 1833. THE Church received almost £9,000, A estimated £900,000 In Today money, For THE loss of slave work on It is Codrington Plantations In Barbados (these were possesses by It is missionary organization, THE Company For THE Spread of THE Gospel In Stranger Part...