In 1833, Britain took out a loan to compensate slave owners " only recently paid off. Juliet Gilkes Romero reveals the shameful history that inspired her play The Whip 'This gives me goosebumps," says playwright Juliet Gilkes Romero. We're looking at a sign offering a two-guinea reward for Peter, a runaway "negro manservant". Gilkes Romero marvels at this lost figure from the 19th century, whose plight is chronicled …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:18PM on January 26, 2020