what percentage of British Black people are actually descended from slaves?

Question

does anyone know?? 10,000 ? 100,000? 1,000,000?

Answer 1

Probably about 0, or atleast such a small percentage that it would not be worth doing.

You see most of the black population arrived in Britain after the second world war. This was part of a planned imigration scheme which would help pay for (via taxes) our new welfare state i.e. more people paying taxes and more doctors/teachers equals a better NHS etc.

The Black popluation pre ww2 was very small, and of those very few would have been descended from slaves, as slaves were never very widely used in the UK itself they were mainly just on their way to the US. Also slavery was banned very early in the UK. Finally the black community in the UK pre ww2 would more likely be descended from rich black plantation owners, as such people could afford to come to the UK and avoid descrimination by moving in the higher circles of society.

Answer 2

If you go back 10 generations, about 300 years, that gives you 1024 9-great grand parents.

Probably loads of us are descended from slaves, black, white, whatever.

The real answer is "So What?". Some of my ancestors were coal miners - I don't think I can claim compensation for working conditions in the mines in the 1850s.

Answer 3

Probably quite small. A large number of black people in the UK came here at the behest of the Government from British colonies after WWII to make up the shortfall in the working population.

Answer 4

i dont honestly know,although if you asked them, they would probably all claim to be from slaves,even thougjh some black tribes were happily rounding up other tribes and selling them to us.to be honest,i'm sick to death of this '200 years' celebration.one scouse black on bbc five-live even went as far as to claim the industrial revolution,and all that great and good in britain was down to slavery and the contribution of his ancestors.it also excuses their general behaviour and crimes mugging/drugs,etc.basically,everything wrong with them is all our fault.the only thing i'm sorry for?when slavery ended,they didnt all go home and leave us alone.why live amongst your repressors?

Answer 5

Probably about 9 or 10 the other 2 million just use it as an excuse for their deficiencies. (being white I have to blame my deficiencies on the Romans!!!!)

Answer 6

Does it matter? The fact remains, and has been acknowledged, that Britain was heavily into the slave trade. We can't put the clock back, but at least apologies have been made.

Answer 7

ZERO