Slavery & the Bank is an exhibition by the Bank of England Museum which looks at the ways in which the Bank’s history intersected with transatlantic slavery.
For over 300 years, the slave trade tore more than 12 million African people from their homes and families.
Slave trading was the central business of British companies like the South Sea Company and Royal African Company. The Bank was not involved in this way, but it was linked via its role in the wider financial system. Individuals involved with the Bank were also linked to slavery.
Scroll on to explore five key moments from our exhibition shown through objects on display. For the full story, visit our exhibition.
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