Confronting my family s slave owning past in Grenada BBC News

In 1834, after Britain abolished slavery, the government decided to compensate 46, 000 slave owners for the loss of their property. The Trevelyans were among them, recieving a payout of about 34, 000 the equivalent of about 3m in today s money for the loss of some 1, 000 slaves. Nearly 200 years later, BBC correspondent Laura Trevelyan travelled to Grenada in the Caribbean to uncover her family s grim legacy, and learn more about what the ongoing discussions of reparations mean for the island. Please subscribe HERE , Grenada, BBCNews