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An eye-opening, necessary and endlessly engaging account -- Waterstones Blog I wish everyone in the UK would read this book. It's good politics, good history, good writing ... the ultimate rejoinder to anyone who claims this history doesn't matter -- Oskar Jensen, author * Vagabonds * A brilliantly researched exploration of how the transatlantic slave trade has shaped our lives and continues to do so. I highly recommend this accessible and informative account -- Stephen Bourne, author * Black Poppies * A refreshingly perceptive and important addition to British historiography -- Ron Ramdin, author * The Making of the Black Working Class in Britain * Praise for the Human Resources podcast: '[An] illuminating series that provides an important corrective to what we have been told about our history ... shows why this history remains so vital nearly 200 years after abolition -- Fiona Sturges * FT * An unexplored trip down memory lane, presenting fascinating insights -- Danielle Stephens * Guardian * If you want to make sense of the ongoing push to decolonise areas of public life and reckon with Britain's role in the slave trade ... then this is an engaging, typically thoughtful way of doing it * Esquire *

I wish everyone in the UK would read this book. It's good politics, good history, good writing ... the ultimate rejoinder to anyone who claims this history doesn't matter -- Oskar Jensen, author * Vagabonds * A brilliantly researched exploration of how the transatlantic slave trade has shaped our lives and continues to do so. I highly recommend this accessible and informative account -- Stephen Bourne, author * Black Poppies * A refreshingly perceptive and important addition to British historiography -- Ron Ramdin, author * The Making of the Black Working Class in Britain * An eye-opening, necessary and endlessly engaging account -- Waterstones Blog Praise for the Human Resources podcast: '[An] illuminating series that provides an important corrective to what we have been told about our history ... shows why this history remains so vital nearly 200 years after abolition -- Fiona Sturges * FT * An unexplored trip down memory lane, presenting fascinating insights -- Danielle Stephens * Guardian * If you want to make sense of the ongoing push to decolonise areas of public life and reckon with Britain's role in the slave trade ... then this is an engaging, typically thoughtful way of doing it * Esquire *

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Renay Richardson is an award-winning producer based in London. Her work focuses on empowering audiences and creating social change.Arisa Loomba is a PhD student of Global and Imperial History at the University of Oxford, working in partnership with the National Trust.

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