Showing posts with label Scotland; Glasgow University. Show all posts
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Wednesday, September 19, 2018

UK University To Atone For Profits Gained From Historical Slavery

Glasgow University
A Scottish university will launch a "programme of reparative justice" after discovering it gained tens of millions of pounds from historical slavery, with activists hailing rising attention on modern slavery for stirring fresh debate about past horrors.
From the book "The Black Man's Lament, or, how to make sugar" by Amelia Alderson Opie. (London, 1826). Image source: The Peninsular