Refund "slave compensation" tax paid to slave owners & use for Black community · petition

What the petition asks

In 1835 the British gov took out a huge loan for 'slave compensation'. Instead of going to freed slaves, the money went to slave owners, as compensation for loss of "property". UK taxpayers were paying this loan back until 2015. That means descendants of those enslaved also helped pay it back.

No reparations or apology has ever been granted by the British state to the people it enslaved, or their descendants.
Lack of compensation has resulted in:
Inequality in UK society
Institutionalised racism & underfunding in every aspect of life for the Black community including, but not limited to: Healthcare, Socialcare, Education, Law enforcement & Employment.
We ask for an apology to be made & rightful reparations be injected into the Black community to address these issues.

Source: Guardian

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign some of these petitions:

Pay Slavery Reparations to all Caribbean & African Descendants: Pay Slavery Reparations to all Caribbean & African Descendants

Legislate for the provision of reparations to communities affected by slavery: Legislate for the provision of reparations to communities affected by slavery

Refund taxes used to pay slavery abolition debt to British descendants of slaves: Refund taxes used to pay slavery abolition debt to British descendants of slaves

Reimburse tax payers for monies used to compensate slave owners: Reimburse tax payers for monies used to compensate slave owners

We have also published several petitions about race and equality more widely, which you can view here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions?state=open&topic=race-and-equality

Timeline

12 Jun 2020	Petition opened for signatures
10 Jul 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee