#City of London to remove statues linked to slavery trade

#City of London to remove statues linked to slavery trade

“#City of London to remove statues linked to slavery trade” LONDON – The City of London on Thursday approved the removal from its ceremonial Guildhall home of statues of two figures that symbolize the financial sector’s historic role in slavery. The move, voted through by the City’s elected representatives, is part of a wider debate…

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#Johns Hopkins University reckons with history, reveals founder owned multiple slaves

#Johns Hopkins University reckons with history, reveals founder owned multiple slaves

“#Johns Hopkins University reckons with history, reveals founder owned multiple slaves” Johns Hopkins University heralded its founder’s abolitionism for nearly a century, but a reexamination of the school’s history recently revealed that Johns Hopkins actually owned several slaves.  “The fact that Mr. Hopkins had, at any time in his life, a direct connection to slavery — a…

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#Research sheds light on Alexander Hamilton as slave owner

#Research sheds light on Alexander Hamilton as slave owner

“#Research sheds light on Alexander Hamilton as slave owner” ALBANY, NY — A new research paper takes a swipe at the popular image of Alexander Hamilton as the abolitionist founding father, citing evidence he was a slave trader and owner himself. “Not only did Alexander Hamilton enslave people, but his involvement in the institution of…

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#Archaeologists unearth 300-year-old slave quarters at historic Southern Maryland plantation

#Archaeologists unearth 300-year-old slave quarters at historic Southern Maryland plantation

“#Archaeologists unearth 300-year-old slave quarters at historic Southern Maryland plantation” Archaeologists have announced the discovery of 300-year-old slave quarters at a historic plantation in Southern Maryland. They are now recovering artifacts that lay buried in farm fields within Newtowne Neck State Park in Saint Mary’s County — a stone’s throw from an 18th-century brick manor…

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