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King Charles tells Commonwealth countries’ summit the past can’t be changed as leaders ask Britain to reckon with slavery

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King Charles tells Commonwealth countries’ summit the past can’t be changed as leaders ask Britain to reckon with slavery

King Charles III told a summit of Commonwealth countries in Samoa on Friday (October 25, 2024) that the past could not be changed as he indirectly acknowledged calls from some of Britain’s former colonies for a reckoning over its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The British royal understood “the most painful aspects of our…

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Commonwealth leaders to push for slavery reparation conversation

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Commonwealth leaders to push for slavery reparation conversation

A protester holds a sign during a rally to demand that the United Kingdom make reparations for slavery. | Photo Credit: Reuters Commonwealth heads of government are to push for a “conversation” on reparations for the transatlantic slave trade when they meet for the association’s first summit in two years, the BBC reported on Thursday…

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