London hospital funded by donors who invested in the slave trade

The London hospital St Barts was funded by donors who invested in the slave trade. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing The Guardian.

St Barts is one of many UK institutions whose benefactors were involved in the trafficking of enslaved Africans. The case highlights the sources of funding linked to the slave trade in the history of many British institutions.

Animation by Alexander Purcell. Illustrations by Diana Ejaita.