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Amsterdam apologises for past role in slavery
World 4 years ago

Amsterdam apologises for past role in slavery

"On behalf of the city, I issue an apology for the Amsterdam city council's active involvement in the commercial system of colonial slavery and global trade of people reduced to slavery," Mayor Femke Halsema said.
US makes Juneteenth a federal holiday to mark end of slavery
Lifestyle 4 years ago

US makes Juneteenth a federal holiday to mark end of slavery

The United States on Thursday designated Juneteenth, which marks the end of slavery in the country, a federal holiday with President Joe Biden urging Americans "to learn from our history."
Toppled UK slave trader statue to go on temporary display
Art & Culture 4 years ago

Toppled UK slave trader statue to go on temporary display

The statue was retrieved from the harbour and a conservation team at local museum M Shed cleaned it and stabilised spray painted graffiti to prevent flaking.
Dutch slavery exhibition confronts brutal past
Art & Culture 4 years ago

Dutch slavery exhibition confronts brutal past

Dutch national Rijksmuseum opens a landmark exhibition on slavery highlighting the Netherlands' dark colonial past.
Macron to defy 'cancel culture' and lay wreath for Napoleon
World 4 years ago

Macron to defy 'cancel culture' and lay wreath for Napoleon

The landmark posed a dilemma for Macron caught between calls from nationalists to celebrate one of the most significant figures in French history and a campaign from anti-racism activists against the fabled Corsican.
UK slavery museum criticized for 'dehumanizing' sex trafficking exhibition
Art & Culture 5 years ago

UK slavery museum criticized for 'dehumanizing' sex trafficking exhibition

Britain's International Slavery Museum is facing a backlash over a "dehumanizing" exhibition on human trafficking in the porn industry, which features an image of a naked woman with tape over her mouth and abusive comments plastered on her body.
Dutch Rijksmuseum announces landmark slavery exhibition
Art & Culture 5 years ago

Dutch Rijksmuseum announces landmark slavery exhibition

Amsterdam's famed Rijksmuseum unveiled plans for a landmark show next year about the Netherlands' colonial role in slavery, saying it would tackle questions raised by the Black Lives Matter movement.
Remains of two victims of 79 AD volcanic eruption unearthed at Pompeii
World 5 years ago

Remains of two victims of 79 AD volcanic eruption unearthed at Pompeii

The researchers believe the figures are those of a young slave and a richer older man, around 40 and presumed to be his owner, based on the vestiges of clothing and their physical appearance.
Did Hamilton own slaves? New research paper says he did
People 5 years ago

Did Hamilton own slaves? New research paper says he did

Alexander Hamilton, a Founding Father of the United States celebrated as an abolitionist in the eponymous hit Broadway musical, was a slaveowner, according to a new research paper.
'Slavery and the City' tour sheds light on London's dark past
Art & Culture 5 years ago

'Slavery and the City' tour sheds light on London's dark past

 A tour showing London's links to the slave trade aims to shed light on how British institutions - from megabanks to the state church - prospered on the backs of Black lives.
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