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Change the National Curriculum to include the Barbary Slave trade.

Closed 150 signatures

What the petition asks

The Barbary/Islamic slave trade continued from circa the 15th to the 19th Century and involved approximately 1.25 million victims. The perpetrators were non-white and the victims were white, some of whom were British.
The failure to teach our children about the Barbary/Islamic slave trade or officially recognise it, in the same way that the Trans-Atlantic slave trade is both taught and recognised, creates a false perspective and risks inducing a sense of self-loathing amongst the indigenous British population. Sadly slavery has been practised since time immemorial by a wide range of peoples, races and Nations and it is arbitrary and unjustifiable to place such emphasis on the Trans-Atlantic slave trade.

Timeline

14 Jan 2016 Petition opened for signatures
14 Jul 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 150
Status Closed
Opened 14 Jan 2016
Closed 14 Jul 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.