@tilscience: One of the darkest chapters in British history is tied directly to insurance. Lloyds used to insure slave ships and listed formerly enslaved people as “cargo”. In November 1781, the crew of a British ship threw 132 enslaved Africans into the ocean. Alive. Not because of mutiny or disease, but because of an insurance clause. Under maritime law at the time, if enslaved people died of illness, the ship’s owners couldn’t claim the loss. But if they were thrown overboard as “jettison” aka a necessary sacrifice to save the ship, then insurers were legally required to pay. This case was taken to court, not as a murder trial, which it was, but about who was liable to pay for the lost “cargo”. We do an entire deep dive about this in our latest YT video live now! #darkhistory #truecrime #History

impalajay65 :

I would encourage you to balance this story with the relic tale of William Wilberforce

sapiens.noeticus :

England prohibited slavery but the banks continued to fund it in the States. They are funding the drug cartels today.

ROBERTO :

LeeleeYaahh :

So disgusting. Those poor souls.

James :

I continue to be disgusted about things my country has done, whilst I am powerless to change them I think it is important that we share these stories far and wide so people know there was no mythical positive colonial rule. Even if people think Britain invented some decent things that must be overshadowed by the evil they did.

linibot :

This comment section requires some pruning asap, its full of low creeping weeds.

Rachel Earles :

This was actually briefly mentioned in Pirates of the Caribbean. Jack Sparrow wouldn’t sail a slave ship so he became a pirate.

ℳ :

I know this story from Belle (2013)!

Nisha :

I really wish I didn’t know this; but ty for educating us.

Jamie359 :

the movie Belle is a 2013 British period drama, the plot is about this case, Dido Elizabeth Belle ( who was a real person) a British gentlewomen who mother was Slave and her Father was a gentleman who had her raised like lady. her uncle who raised her is working the case, Sam Reid who plays Lestat in Interview with the Vampire is the love interest and is great, recommend watch.

johnny rainbolt :

there's so much more

The Hat :

Thanks for reminding me about this story. Yes, it’s horrendous & also a teaching moment

Stephanie Walker :

😳 So sad and very crazy

:) charl :

That’s crazy

rhys :

this is horrific

Sue S :

I will never compare a human life to finances but your TikTok made me think of AIG insuring mortgage back securities that created the great recession

Pour a double :

This is very sad fr

Crystal_Fyre | author🔮📚 :

They told us this in school but yh it wasn't in the textbook

kjawzz :

omg

ʟɨʑ :

💔💔💔

AsimRazaAmin :

😭😭😭

Dealesa :

🌸🌸🌸

adamj :

😳😳😳

Maheramua :

😳😳😳

yoga with vinny :

What they all forget 😳 there was no famine in Ireland 🇮🇪 it was a genocide up the Irish 🇮🇪 our amazing people