Grenada: Confronting the Past (2022)

In the eighteenth century, the family of BBC World News anchor and correspondent, Laura Trevelyan, were absentee slave owners on the island of Grenada, profiting for years from the sale of sugar harvested from five different sugar cane plantations. When slavery was abolished in 1834, the UK government paid compensation to slave owners, but the enslaved received nothing. In the wake of the racial reckoning in America following the death of George Floyd, Grenada's national commission on reparations for slavery has begun to meet and debate what reparations means. In this film, Laura she travels to Grenada to try and learn more about the legacy of slavery on Grenada and her family's involvement in the slave trade.

Genre: Documentary, History
Runtime: 24 min
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Cast

Editing: Mike Ivers
Production: BBC
Country: Grenada, United Kingdom
Language: English
Original Language: en

Keywords

slavery, plantation, slave trade, imperialism, carribean, reperations, grenada

More Films in Genre: Documentary, History

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Grenada: Confronting the Past about?
In the eighteenth century, the family of BBC World News anchor and correspondent, Laura Trevelyan, were absentee slave owners on the island of Grenada, profiting for years from the sale of sugar harvested from five different sugar cane plantations. When slavery was abolished in 1834, the UK government paid compensation to slave owners, but the enslaved received nothing. In the wake of the racial reckoning in America following the death of George Floyd, Grenada's national commission on reparations for slavery has begun to meet and debate what reparations means. In this film, Laura she travels to Grenada to try and learn more about the legacy of slavery on Grenada and her family's involvement in the slave trade.
Who stars in Grenada: Confronting the Past?
Grenada: Confronting the Past stars Laura Trevelyan, Nicole Phillip-Dowe, Dunbar 'DC' Campbell, Garfield Hankey, Arley Gill.
How long is Grenada: Confronting the Past?
Grenada: Confronting the Past has a runtime of 24m (24 minutes).
What genre is Grenada: Confronting the Past?
Grenada: Confronting the Past is a Documentary, History film.
Where was Grenada: Confronting the Past produced?
Grenada: Confronting the Past was produced in Grenada, United Kingdom.