{"id":2235,"date":"2012-05-13T10:30:50","date_gmt":"2012-05-13T10:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/?post_type=events&#038;p=2235"},"modified":"2018-05-01T18:07:03","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T18:07:03","slug":"scandall-the-slave-profiteers","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/events\/scandall-the-slave-profiteers\/","title":{"rendered":"Scandal! The Slave Profiteers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jim McNeill&#8217;s contribution concentrated on how the Emancipation Act of 1833 awarded Bristol-based slave owners compensation of over \u00a3500,000 for the &#8216;loss&#8217; of their slaves. Jim looked at how this money was invested to stimulate the establishment and growth of industrial development, including Gas, Cotton and Railways in the city.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen to this talk:<\/strong><br \/>\nPart 1<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2235-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/audio\/shh2007\/jimmacneill01.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/audio\/shh2007\/jimmacneill01.mp3\">https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/audio\/shh2007\/jimmacneill01.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Part 2<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2235-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/audio\/shh2007\/jimmacneill02.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/audio\/shh2007\/jimmacneill02.mp3\">https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/audio\/shh2007\/jimmacneill02.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<ul class=\"q-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/audio\/shh2007\/jimmacneill01.mp3\">Download Part 1 (10 Mb mp3 file)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/audio\/shh2007\/jimmacneill02.mp3\">Download Part 2 (7.3 Mb mp3 file)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/scandle.pdf\">See a pdf file containing the power point slides for this lecture<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"thumb-row\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_2237\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2237\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/mvb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2237\" title=\"The Merchant Venturers Building at The University of Bristol.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/mvb.jpg\" alt=\"The Merchant Venturers Building at The University of Bristol.\" width=\"197\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/mvb.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/mvb-100x76.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/mvb-150x114.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Merchant Venturers Building at The University of Bristol.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2236\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2236\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/coloston.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-2_or_3_across wp-image-2236\" title=\"Edward Colston's statue being unveiled on 13th November 1895.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/coloston-270x200.jpg\" alt=\"Edward Colston's statue being unveiled on 13th November 1895.\" width=\"270\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Edward Colston&#8217;s statue being unveiled on 13th November 1895.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jim McNeill&#8217;s contribution concentrated on how the Emancipation Act of 1833 awarded Bristol-based slave owners compensation of over \u00a3500,000 for the &#8216;loss&#8217; of their slaves. 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