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The great Victorian statesman’s glittering career was financed by huge profits made in the 1820s and 30s on Guyanese estates• William Gladstone: family of former British PM to apologise for links to slaveryWilliam Gladstone’s father, John, was an absen…
Charlie Gladstone on why the only way he can live with his family’s dark past is to turn it into something positive• William Gladstone: family of former British PM to apologise for links to slaveryFor Charlie Gladstone, the question is not what sort of…
Descendants of PM, whose father’s wealth came from sugar plantations, travel to Guyana for 200th anniversary of rebellion by enslaved AfricansThe family of one of Britain’s most famous prime ministers will travel to the Caribbean this week to apologise…
Legal opinion would put pressure on 10 European countries targeted to engage in reparative justiceCaribbean countries are considering approaching the UN’s international court of justice (ICJ) for a legal opinion on demanding compensation from 10 Europe…
The Dutch king apologized for the sufferings of hundreds of thousands of people under slavery and asked for forgiveness on the 150th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the Netherlands. His apology comes from the bottom of his heart and soul, K…
On day to remember 160th anniversary of abolition of slavery in Netherlands, Willem-Alexander says racism is still a problemThe Dutch king, Willem-Alexander, has apologised for the Netherlands’ historical involvement in slavery and the effects that it …
Historic and contemporary pieces interrogate city and university’s connections to colonialismAn exhibition by the Fitzwilliam Museum will explore Cambridge’s connections to enslavement and exploitation for the first time, both in the university and the…
Report comes shortly before an expected apology from King Willem-Alexander in a speech in AmsterdamInside the stables of Paleis Noordeinde in The Hague is a golden coach embellished with images of colonial offerings to Dutch rulers that many, including…
Moving retelling of Sancho’s life by actor Paterson Joseph awarded prestigious Christopher Bland prizeIf anyone’s life is worthy of a book, it’s that of Charles Ignatius Sancho. The acclaimed writer and composer was born on a slave ship crossing the At…
DW: 50 million people trapped in ‘modern slavery’ — report The number of people living in modern slavery has risen sharply in the last five years, according to a new report. North Korea and Eritrea have the highest rates in the world. There…