Do reparations cause more harm than good? After the revelation that direct ancestors of King Charles III used slave labour, Caribbean nations may be preparing to demand that the British royal family apologise and make reparations for their involvement in slavery.
King Charles faces cash demands over slavery
Royal rates: King Charles noted the “appalling atrocity” of slavery but has not yet formally apologised. Glossary
Retribution - A punishment given to somebody who is perceived to have done something wrong.
Partition - In 1947, the British Raj was split into India and Pakistan.
Famine - A widespread scarcity of food.
Servitude - State of being a slave.
Profitable - Something that can make a lot of money.
Reparations - Providing payment to make amends for a wrongdoing.
Scrutinised - Examined closely.
Plantations - Enslaved Africans were transported to the New World to take part in a new intensive system of agriculture, growing crops such as tobacco and sugarcane.
Atrocities - Terrible things.