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TfL is urged to rename Maryland station because of ‘links to local slave owner with plantations in America’ despite doubts about name’s origin Newham councillors called for review of Maryland station amid alleged slave link But academics argued the name’s origin is from Old English word for boundary If approved, the name change could lead … Read more
More than 200 statues, streets and buildings in Wales named after historic Britons have been identified as having connections to the slave trade, according to a Welsh government-ordered audit. The review was ordered by First Minister Mark Drakeford following the death of George Floyd in the US and the toppling of the statue of Edward … Read more
Racism and discrimination exist in UK because Britons don’t ‘wholly understand’ nation’s slave trade history, says National Trust academic National Trust published report on links between slavery and Trust properties Rita McLean is chair of a group examining how to act upon the findings In 2007 Ms McLean said: ‘A lot of the problems in society … Read more
What happened? Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year AD 79, burying the cities of Pompeii, Oplontis, and Stabiae under ashes and rock fragments, and the city of Herculaneum under a mudflow. Mount Vesuvius, on the west coast of Italy, is the only active volcano in continental Europe and is thought to be one of the … Read more
A school named after Edward Colston has been renamed after the 17th Century slave trader was toppled by Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters in June. Colston’s Girls’ School (CGS) in Bristol will become Montpelier High School after a vote with current students and staff. The school was established in 1891, 169 years after the death of … Read more
Statue at University of Cambridge of 17th century royal adviser who helped its library buy their first books could be removed over his links to slave trade Tobias Rustat, adviser to Charles II, was first benefactor of Cambridge University library in 1667 He gave library an endowment of £1,000 – about £240,000 in today’s money … Read more
Slave quarters dating to the 18th century are unearthed at Jesuit plantation in Maryland revealing remains of cabins, tobacco pipes, coins and other personal belongings Newtown State Park in Maryland was the location of an 18th-century plantation Experts have uncovered remains of cabins that were home to slaves in the 1700s The site also revealed … Read more
TV historian Lucy Worsley leads ‘review’ of royal palaces’ links to slavery including Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Kensington Palace home Historic Royal Palaces review follows similar exercise by the National Trust Review being led by Lucy Worsley, 46, known for BBC history documentaries The historian also described National Trust as ‘ahead of the game’ … Read more
A PureGym personal trainer has apologised ‘whole heartedly’ after posting an ‘ill-judged’ 12 Years a Slave workout for Black History Month. Matt Simpson, a black man, posted a new workout for his clients on the PureGym Luton and Dunstable Facebook page, saying: ‘Slavery is hard and so is this’. He has since removed the post … Read more
Music venue named after Edward Colston is renamed the Bristol Beacon after slave trader’s statue was toppled in the town A ceremony was held today to change the ‘toxic’ name of the Colston Hall venue Bosses maintained attraction in Bristol gets its name from the street it sits on A statue of Colston was toppled … Read more