--- title: Jamaica: David Cameron Says No to Slavery Reparations description: In his speech in Jamaica's Parliament, Cameron failed to commit to paying reparations or apologizing for the U.K.'s role in slavery canonical: https://time.com/4057001/david-cameron-jamaica-reparations/ author: Joanna Plucinska article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-10-01T04:30:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:57:36.858Z article:section: World og:title: U.K. Leader Rebuffs Jamaican Demands for Slavery Reparations og:description: David Cameron called for the two countries to "move on." og:url: https://time.com/4057001/david-cameron-jamaica-reparations/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd49f71143dec49b7/6988665c428a9e89b3ccf6ae/ap_395495269552.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3500 og:image:height: 1969 og:image:alt: Cameron visit to Caribbean - Day One og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: U.K. Leader Rebuffs Jamaican Demands for Slavery Reparations twitter:description: David Cameron called for the two countries to "move on." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd49f71143dec49b7/6988665c428a9e89b3ccf6ae/ap_395495269552.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 00:56 video:published: 2014-03-04 section: history topics: Solomon Northup, 12 Years a Slave, New York Times correction, 1853 newspaper article, misspelled name, slavery, Twitter archive discovery, Hollywood awards genre: news, video report tones: wry, informative, light emotions: amusement (low), curiosity (medium), surprise (low) sentiment: neutral audience: news readers, film enthusiasts, history readers, media followers people: Solomon Northup, Lauren Gores organizations: The New York Times, TIME products: 12 Years a Slave content_suitability: slavery [00:12-00:18] transcript_source: publisher captions transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron Dismisses Jamaican Demands for Slavery Reparations > Sponsored content. 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In 1853, The Times ran a profile on Northup, a free man kidnapped in the 1840s, sold into slavery, and then rescued 12 years later. The article botched the spelling of his name._ Description, summary, key points, chapters, key quotes, questions and transcript, where present, were produced automatically from the video or its captions and were not reviewed. ## Summary A TIME video reports that The New York Times has issued a correction to an 1853 profile of Solomon Northup, a free man who was kidnapped, sold into slavery, and rescued 12 years later. The article misspelled his name in both the headline and the body. Readers spotted the error after a Twitter user flagged the archived article, and the Times published a correction. The video notes the newspaper's 1853 article also predicted that 12 Years a Slave would be widely read. ## Key points - Solomon Northup's memoir turned movie, 12 Years a Slave, was recognized with Hollywood's biggest prize. (00:00) - In 1853, the Times ran a profile on Northup, a free man kidnapped in the 1840s, sold into slavery, and rescued 12 years later. (00:12) - The 1853 article spelled Northup's name two different ways, in both the headline and the article, neither correct. (00:21) - Observant readers helped the Times catch the error, which came to light Monday after a Twitter user pointed out the article in the Times archives. (00:27) - The Times printed a correction on Tuesday acknowledging the errors. (00:31) - The Times described its 1853 article as a more complete and authentic record than has yet appeared. (00:39) - Another 1853 article predicted that 12 Years a Slave would be read widely. (00:46) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:27] Oscar win and the 1853 spelling error. The video introduces the film's Hollywood recognition and explains the Times' 1853 profile of Northup and its misspelled name. - [00:27 to 00:56] The Times correction and its prediction. Readers flagged the error, the Times published a correction, and the video notes the paper's earlier prediction about the story's readership. ## Key quotes - [00:21] interviewer: "The article botched the spelling of his name." - [00:31] interviewer: "the errors came to light on Monday after a Twitter user pointed out the article in the Times archives" - [00:39] interviewer: "a more complete and authentic record than has yet appeared" - [00:46] interviewer: "Another article that year, predicted 12 Years A Slave will be read widely." ## Questions this video answers - What error did The New York Times make in its 1853 profile of Solomon Northup? [00:21] - How did the New York Times learn about the spelling error? [00:27] - What correction did the New York Times publish? [00:31] - How did the Times describe its 1853 article on Northup? [00:39] - What did the Times predict in another 1853 article? [00:46] ## Content suitability - slavery [00:12-00:18]: References Northup being kidnapped in the 1840s and sold into slavery; discussed historically and briefly, not depicted. by [Joanna Plucinska](https://time.com/author/joanna-plucinska/) ## Joanna Plucinska Oct 1, 2015 4:30 AM UTC  Prime Minister David Cameron is greeted by Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller at her office, Jamaica House, in Kingston, on the first of a two day visit to the Caribbean on September 29, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron is greeted by Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller at her office, Jamaica House, in Kingston, on the first of a two day visit to the Caribbean on September 29, 2015 Stefan Rousseau—Press Association/AP Images by [Joanna Plucinska](https://time.com/author/joanna-plucinska/) ## Joanna Plucinska Oct 1, 2015 4:30 AM UTC U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron has rebuffed [demands](http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34401412) for his government to pay reparations and apologize for its role in the slave trade during a visit to Jamaica. Speaking to the Caribbean nation’s Parliament on Wednesday, Cameron said slavery was “abhorrent in all its forms” but called for the two countries to “move on” and look to the future, reports the BBC. “I do hope that, as friends who have gone through so much together since those darkest of times, we can move on from this painful legacy and continue to build for the future,” Cameron told Jamaican lawmakers, sparking head shakes from some in the audience, according to the [_Guardian_](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/30/jamaica-should-move-on-from-painful-legacy-of-slavery-says-cameron). Many on the island nation have joined the chorus of Caribbean countries calling for former colonial states to pay reparations for the damages inflicted by the slave trade. Cameron has said that he doesn’t think reparations are the best way to deal with this shameful legacy. The U.K. emancipated its slaves in 1833, but, instead of paying reparations to victims of the slave trade, the government instead paid the modern-day equivalent of billions of dollars to slaveowners to compensate for lost revenue. Some national commissions in the Caribbean have since called for former slave-owning countries to pay trillions of dollars in reparations to rectify this, says the [BBC](http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34401412). Jamaicans were pleased with some of the commitments made this week by the U.K., however. Cameron’s office announced on Tuesday that it would [offer](http://time.com/4055146/uk-jamaica-prison/) $37.9 million in foreign aid to help Jamaica build a new prison to house Jamaicans prosecuted in the U.K. Cameron also said in his speech that Britain would donate almost $454 million to the Caribbean region to support infrastructure, the [_Guardian_](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/30/jamaica-should-move-on-from-painful-legacy-of-slavery-says-cameron) reports. \[[_BBC_](http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34401412)\] ## Transcript [00:00] Solomon Northup's memoir turned movie, 12 Years a [00:02] Slave was recognized with Hollywood's biggest prize [00:05] Sunday night. But the New York times still needed to [00:07] recognize a 161 year old spelling error. In 1853, [00:12] the Times ran a profile on Northrup, a free man [00:15] kidnapped in the 1840s, sold into slavery, and then [00:18] rescued 12 years later. The article botched the [00:21] spelling of his name. Spelling it two different ways in [00:23] both the headline and article, neither of them correct. [00:27] But thanks to the help of some especially observant [00:29] readers, the Times printed a correction, writing [00:31] Tuesday, the errors came to light on Monday after a [00:34] Twitter user pointed out the article in the Times [00:36] archives. The errors notwithstanding, the Times [00:39] described the article as a more complete and [00:41] authentic record than has yet appeared. Spelling [00:44] errors aside, the newspaper got at least one thing [00:46] right. Another article that year, predicted 12 Years A [00:49] Slave will be read widely. Little did they know, it would [00:52] one day also be watched widely. I'm Lauren Gores. 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