'Repugnant' memorial to 18th century slave owner is removed from church
The plaque in St Peter's Church, Dorchester, Dorset, commemorates John Gordon who managed plantations in Jamaica for British owners, and also owned some plantations himself.
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The plaque in St Peter's Church, Dorchester, Dorset, commemorates John Gordon who managed plantations in Jamaica for British owners, and also owned some plantations himself.
Members of the public gathered at the Corn Exchange in Dorchester on Friday, January 27 to observe Holocaust Memorial Day.
Dr John Gordon, who died in 1774, is memorialised on a stone plaque in St Peter's Church in Dorchester, Dorset. The tribute will be removed and replaced with a new memorial honouring him.
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