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  1. Richard, Alasdair, and Jen

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

  2. Chidi, Than and The Bolton School

    6/7From Nigeria, to the Belgian Congo, to Bolton.

  3. James Cleverly MP and Deadria Farmer-Paellmann

    5/7A British MP and an American activist are connected through the same tribe in Sierra Leone

  4. Marcus, Rev Alison, and Ruth

    4/7Three people whose lives today are all connected to one British slave owning family

  5. Marlon and Valerie

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

  6. Malik and Mark

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

  7. Jen and Gayle

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

  8. Welcome to Descendants

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