London Hospital's Wealth Tied to Slave Trade Benefactors

St Bartholomew's Hospital, London's oldest, has revealed that many of its historical benefactors were investors in companies involved in the trafficking of enslaved Africans. Commemorative boards in the hospital's Great Hall honor these donors, whose wealth was built upon the slave trade.

This revelation highlights the complex and often uncomfortable historical connections between prominent institutions and the legacy of slavery. The hospital is now confronting this aspect of its past, as the contributions of these individuals are being re-examined in light of their involvement in the transatlantic slave trade.