The Bank of England in London issued a public apology about the slave-owning history of some of its former governors last year
The Bank of England, the London-based central bank of the UK, is moving ahead with a review of its collection of images of former governors with links to slavery, it has told
The Art Newspaper. The revelation comes amidst a growing culture war in the UK around controversial historic monuments.
Last summer, the Bank launched a “thorough review… to ensure none with any such involvement in the slave trade remain on display anywhere in the bank”, said a statement. “As an institution, the Bank of England was never itself directly involved in the slave trade, but is aware of some inexcusable connections involving former governors and directors and apologises for them,” the statement added.
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