Westminster Abbey, London
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THE Church of England’s bid to address historic links to slavery must be the start of a wider conversation for British society, a campaigner said today.
A report said that a £100 million investment fund set up to address the wrongs of the past was too small and slow, setting a £1 billion target for “healing, repair and justice.”
A funding programme was announced in January last year for investment, research and engagement to “address past wrongs.”
BOB NEWLAND appreciates an important contribution to the debate about how slavery helped to build the wealth of Western companies and states
ELLIS RAE recommends a stunning history of the active role played by the British monarchy in establishing and profiting from slavery
GUILLERMO THOMAS is persuaded by a scathing critique of the Church of England and its embeddedness in imperialism
On the anniversary of the implementation of the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act, ROGER McKENZIE warns that the legacy of black enslavement still looms in the Caribbean and beyond