British Crown Symbol Was Branded on Enslaved Africans, Research Finds
Researchers found the mark in company archives, and letters show directors ordered irons to identify enslaved people as South Sea Company property.
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A comprehensive study examining Britain's role in the slave trade has revealed that enslaved Africans had the crown, a symbol of the British monarchy, branded onto their bodies. Researchers say this practice is one of the most striking and painful symbols of the relationship between the monarchy and the Atlantic slave trade.
From supporting Elizabeth I on early voyages to royal investments in slave trading companies, generations of monarchs played a central role in the British slave trade. The post The crown was carved into the skin of slaves with hot metal – The British monarchy and the slave trade appeared first on in.gr.
Embedded Africans were marked with an identification mark that included the emblem of the British Crown, according to a new research carried out in a project documenting Britain's involvement in slave trade, writes BBC.
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