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Lloyd’s of London, Fleet & RJ Reynolds Sued For Slavery

HeadlineMar 30, 2004

Descendants of slaves filed a $1 billion lawsuit Monday against Lloyd’s of London, FleetBoston and R.J. Reynolds. The corporations are being accused of “aiding and abetting the commission of genocide” by financing and insuring the ships that delivered slaves to tobacco plantations in the United States.

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