It began when a British scholar educated him live on his very own show on the true role of Britain in slavery.
- And now I am going to introduce him to the fact that had his ancestors not been sold and shipped to America, he would not be a millionaire today.
- He would be a second-class citizen.
Let’s start with Lemon’s first lesson on slavery...
- Lemon said, “England is facing rising costs of living, and you have those who are asking for reparations for colonialism . . . and some people want to be paid back and members of the public are wondering, why are we suffering when you have all of this vast wealth? Those are legitimate concerns.”
- Fordwich said, “Well I think you’re right about reparations in terms of — if people want it though — what they need to do is, you always need to go back to the beginning of the supply chain. Where was the beginning of the supply chain? That was in Africa.” She then lectured him on how African kings conquered and enslaved people...
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