Eric Williams had Biggar’s number sixty years ago: “The British historians wrote almost as if Britain had introduced Negro slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it.”
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays)
Badenoch understates how Biggar's colonialism thesis is distinct
Banal to "dare" to say "our colonial history not all bad" after 50 years of 'balance sheet' re language,law + railways.
Biggar makes a much bigger claim: the core premise of British Empire was racial equality,not racial superiority
Banal to "dare" to say "our colonial history not all bad" after 50 years of 'balance sheet' re language,law + railways.
Biggar makes a much bigger claim: the core premise of British Empire was racial equality,not racial superiority
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