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Cover -- Britain's Slavery Debt: Reparations Now! -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Epi -- 1: Introduction: A Proposal -- 2: Britain And The Caribbean: A Brief (and Painful) History -- Britain And The Caribbean: A Story In Three Acts -- Act I: Slavery And Sugar -- Act Ii: Abolition: (aka The Continuation Of Servitude) -- Act Iii: Colonial Neglect And Independence -- Conclusion: Three Acts/one Story -- 3: When History Is Not Just History: The Demands Of Moral Repair -- What Is Moral Repair? -- When History Is Not Done With 4: Eleven (mostly Not Very Good) Objections To Reparations -- Introduction -- 'it's A Long Time Ago-time To Move On' -- 'everyone Thought Slavery Was Morally Acceptable Back Then. Standards Change, But There Is No Reason For Us To Apologise Or Seek To Make Amends In Our Day For What Was Thought Unexceptional At The Time. This Is To Judge The Past From The Present' -- 'slavery Was Legal Back Then, So There Can Be No Question Of Making Amends For It Now' -- 'africans Sold Africans-why Should We Take The Blame?' -- 'we Weren't The Worst' -- 'what About The Vikings-or The Barbary Pirates?' 'rather Than Banging On About Reparations We Should Be Celebrating Britain's Leading Role In The Abolition Of The Slave Trade And Slavery' -- 'reparations Are Objectionable In Principle-at Least In Cases Of Very Grave Wrong-since They Are Not And Cannot Be Commensurable With The Wrong Which Has Been Done' -- 'intergenerational Reparations Amount To Visiting The Sins Of The Fathers On The Sons ' 'okay-maybe Some Money Is Owed By Way Of Reparations. But Demands For Reparations Ofteninclude A Demand For An Apology-and Since We Are Not Responsible For The Sins, We Can't Be Sorry And We Can't Apologise' -- 'reparations For Slavery Are Backward Looking, Encourage Claimants To Identify As Victims, And Risk Reinforcing The Very Racial Divisions Which Are At The Root Of Past Injustices' -- 5: From Principle To Practice: Who Should Pay W