VICE World News host Zing Tsjeng explores how the City of London and its financial institutions profited from slavery in America long after the slave trade was abolished.

Empires of Dirt is a show about Europeans getting rich at the expense of everyone else. VICE World News host Zing Tsjeng uncovers the ugly history of the European colonial empires they don’t teach us in schools.

Countries around the world were looted for their treasures, people were oppressed and exploited and European powers relentlessly profited. The farreaching repercussions of colonialism are all around us, from our financial institutions to the food we have in our cupboards at home and it’s about time we took notice.

Watch the next episode from Empires of Dirt, in which we look at how Britain stole $45 trillion from India during its long and oppressive rule:    • How Britain Stole $45 Trillion from I...  

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