Submitted on Saturday 13th June 2020
Rejected on Thursday 18th June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Reimburse Black British citizens for taxes used to compensate slave owners
I would like the government to reimburse Black British tax payers for their portion of taxes used to pay off the debt which the UK incurred to compensate slave owners by granting free education up to an undergraduate degree for past, current and future students.
For years, the education system has never accurately articulated the UK’s involvement in the slave trade. Africans were used as a commodity for colonialism while being treated inhumanly. Today we learn that Black British tax payers contributed to clearing the debt used to free their ancestors from slavery almost 200 years later. Now is the time for Britain to think seriously about reparations for slavery and this is a start.
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Pay Slavery Reparations to all Caribbean & African Descendants: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325237
Legislate for the provision of reparations to communities affected by slavery: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325529
Refund taxes used to pay slavery abolition debt to British descendants of slaves: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325536
Reimburse tax payers for monies used to compensate slave owners: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325300
We have also published several petitions about race and equality more widely, which you can view here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions?state=open&topic=race-and-equality
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