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Richard, Alasdair, and Jen
7/7 A man whose predecessor paid for the Colston statue and a man who dumped it in the harbour
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Chidi, Than and The Bolton School
6/7 From Nigeria, to the Belgian Congo, to Bolton.
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James Cleverly MP and Deadria Farmer-Paellmann
5/7 A British MP and an American activist are connected through the same tribe in Sierra Leone
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Marcus, Rev Alison, and Ruth
4/7 Three people whose lives today are all connected to one British slave owning family
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Marlon and Valerie
3/7 Two people whose lives today connect through Britain's role in the history of carnival.
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Malik and Mark
2/7 Two men's lives connect through their links to a British slave owner and an abolitionist
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Jen and Gayle
1/7 How close is each of our lives to the legacy of British slavery?
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Welcome to Descendants
How close is each of our lives to the legacy of British slavery?