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Janet Yellen Visits Former African Slave Port
By Andrea Shalal (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Saturday spoke of the “unspeakable cruelty” and enduring consequences of
slave trade
Sunday, January 22, 2023
Monday, December 19, 2022
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Dutch Government Formally Apologizes for Role in Slave Trade
By Toby Sterling and Ank Kuipers THE HAGUE, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday apologized on behalf of the Dutch State for
Friday, October 8, 2021
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London Backs ‘Retain And Explain’ Policy For Slave-Ship-Linked Statues
By Huw Jones (Reuters) Representatives of the City of London municipal authority on Thursday voted in favor of retaining in their Guildhall headquarters two
Thursday, July 1, 2021
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Panel Advises Dutch Government to Apologize for Role in Slave Trade
MSTERDAM, July 1 (Reuters) – An advisory panel in the Netherlands has told the government to acknowledge that the 17th-19th century transatlantic slave
Friday, November 20, 2020
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To Honor Slave Trade Victims, Groups Seeks a Memorial in Atlantic Maps
By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK, Nov 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Tributes to victims of the transatlantic slave trade can be found in museums and
Thursday, June 18, 2020
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Lloyd’s of London Apologizes for ‘Shameful’ Role in Atlantic Slave Trade
By Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) – The Lloyd’s of London insurance market has apologized for its
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