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Richard, Alasdair, and Jen
7/7A man whose predecessor paid for the Colston statue and a man who dumped it in the harbour

Chidi, Than and The Bolton School
6/7From Nigeria, to the Belgian Congo, to Bolton.

James Cleverly MP and Deadria Farmer-Paellmann
5/7A British MP and an American activist are connected through the same tribe in Sierra Leone

Marcus, Rev Alison, and Ruth
4/7Three people whose lives today are all connected to one British slave owning family

Marlon and Valerie
3/7Two people whose lives today connect through Britain's role in the history of carnival.

Malik and Mark
2/7Two men's lives connect through their links to a British slave owner and an abolitionist

Jen and Gayle
1/7How close is each of our lives to the legacy of British slavery?

Welcome to Descendants
How close is each of our lives to the legacy of British slavery?