Anti-colonial educator says Fabian Society's call for London slavery museum is not sufficient to tackle Britain's imperial legacy
Slaves working on a plantation in Antigua in 1823
BUILDING a slavery museum in London would not do enough to address Britain’s imperial legacy, a pioneering researcher has warned.
The Fabian Society made the proposal today in a new report “Capital Gains,” which is endorsed by London mayor Sadiq Khan, historian David Olusoga and the Runnymede Trust.
But a group of anti-colonial educators based in Kenya and Britain say the plans need to be more ambitious.
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