The Caribbean island where my ancestors were forced to work still bears the scars of slavery - they should be recognised, says journalist Amandla Thomas-Johnson
The fall of Edward Colston’s statue in Bristol on Sunday has quickly become the defining image of the recent wave of Black Lives Matter protests across Britain. These protests were initially prompted by the killing of George Floyd in the US and systemic racism everywhere, but they may finally force us into a thorough examination of the British empire and its role in slavery.
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