It was but I will say this again it was nearly 200 years ago so no one alive in the uk today was affected nor were their relatives or their parents it’s an abhorrent practice but it was abolished in the British empire almost 200 years ago.
The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 (3 & 4 Will. IV c. 73) abolished slaverythroughout the British Empire.
what are we supposed to do...