Parliament debates and authorizes the slaveholder compensation loan

By royal ordinance, Charles X offered recognition of Haitian independence on condition that Haiti pay 150 million francs to former French colonists, many of whom had enslaved people, and grant...

The Act scheduled emancipation across most British colonies and authorized up to £20 million in compensation for enslavers, while formerly enslaved people received no compensation. Apprenticeship...

The treaty signed at Port-au-Prince reduced the remaining indemnity owed by Haiti to 60 million francs and set a long repayment schedule. It confirmed Haitian sovereignty in formal diplomatic terms...

The decree abolished slavery in French colonies and possessions and declared that French citizens could not own or traffic enslaved people. Abolition was a victory shaped by enslaved people’s...

The law fixed compensation for colonial owners after abolition. It converted enslaved people’s freedom into a public financial liability to former owners, while the newly emancipated received no...

The First Pan-African Conference on Reparations for African Enslavement, Colonization and Neo-Colonization adopted the Abuja Proclamation. It declared reparations a matter of justice, called on...

The Crown acknowledged and apologized for the invasion and confiscation of Waikato lands. The settlement combined NZ$170 million in cash and assets, return or purchase of selected lands, and...