British Mining Company Exploited Slavery Loophole
1845 Brazil case reveals gaps in abolition enforcement
- In 1845, British citizens were legally banned from owning enslaved people overseas
- St John d'El Rey mining company received 385 enslaved workers in Brazil that year
- The transfer was technically legal despite Britain's global anti-slavery campaign
- Companies exploited loopholes in international enforcement
- Britain's role in slavery often presented as a 'self-congratulatory narrative'
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