The slave trade: a family history

Published: July 21, 2021, 11 a.m.

Alex Renton discusses his new book,\xa0Blood Legacy, which offers an unflinching account of his ancestors\u2019 involvement in the slave trade. He also considers how best to deal with this unwanted inheritance, and how the long-lasting impact of slavery still affects the world today.\xa0\n\xa0\n(Ad) Alex Renton is the author of\xa0Blood Legacy: Reckoning With a Family\u2019s Story of Slavery\xa0(Canongate, 2021)\n\xa0\nBuy it now from Waterstones:\xa0https://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&xcust=historyextra-social-hexpod&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbooks%2Fsearch%2Fterm%2Fblood%2Blegacy\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices