Imperial Audacity: Weaponizing Mobility to Bury the Ghost of Slavery

The Reform UK party’s threat to deny visas to countries demanding reparations for the monstrous crime of slavery exposes Britain’s lingering imperialist mentality.

The immediate point of trigger for this blatantly unjust “outrage” on the part of the Reform UK party was a landmark resolution, adopted with a massive majority by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) recently. Tabled by Ghana, which has long been a vocal advocate for the cause of the participants in the transatlantic slave trade to seek atonement and undertake various measures to enforce justice, the resolution was adopted by 123 votes in favor; 52 countries abstained from the vote, including the UK and many other European countries, while three opposed it—the United States of America (USA), Israel, and Argentina.

A Brief History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

One of the most shameful episodes in human history, the slave trade across the Atlantic was the outcome of the discovery of the so-called New World by the constituents of the Old World (European countries). In all probability, it began with the exploration of new maritime trade routes, starting with Prince Henry of Portugal’s navigational expeditions. This template, argues the........

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