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Hey Edinburgh. It's past time this was removed. We need to be better than this. We need to admit to our past and commit to doing things better from now on. #emptytheplinth
While Glasgow's relationship with slavery has been noted, Edinburgh's is probably worse. This map shows how so many more compensation payments were made in Edinburgh. ucl.ac.uk/lbs/maps/brita… 
The compensation payments were made to the owners of slaves, when the slaves were freed. It was one of the biggest ever pay outs made by the British Gov. Per UK Treasury: "In 1833, Britain used £20 million, 40% of its national budget, to buy freedom for all slaves in the Empire."
