slavery
His legacy of philanthropy was designed to shape him into a father figure for Bristol. Now, those myths are starting to shatter.
Protesters pulled down a statue of Edward Colston in Bristol – but other buildings and street names remain.
But Labour leader stresses it should have been removed peacefully: "You can't, in 21st-century Britain, have a slaver on a statue.”
The elected mayor, who is of Jamaican heritage, said he "could not pretend" he felt "any real sense of loss" after anti-racist demonstrators pulled down the monument.
The group of academics wanted to send a message to young, Black people to pursue their dreams.
Reparations are meant to redress the structural and profound financial imbalances created by the slave trade, not to boost the reach and status of a western university, writer Claire Heuchan writes.
"Ann Widdecombe has not only embarrassed herself, but she has embarrassed the nation she represents."
This investigation is a vital opportunity to show how and why colonialism and slavery colours our nation and our institutions – something we need if we want a more tolerant, cohesive, and progressive society
The University of Cambridge has launched a two-year study into how it may have gained from the slave trade. Historic institutions like universities have been challenged in recent years to look into their pasts, especially in terms of benefitting from slavery or colonialism. With statues and buildings named after now-controversial figures, both academics and students are challenging institutions to rethink who they honour and what their substantial endowments were built on. From the student riots in South Africa to the tiki-torch protests in Charlottesville, examining the past can inflame modern political and social tensions.
A parent described the exercise as "racist and inappropriate".