Race commission chair Tony Sewell dismisses 'absurd' slavery row
The chair of the government's race commission today dismissed 'ridiculous and offensive' claims that it downplayed the 'evil' of the slave trade. The long-awaited study was branded a 'whitewash' yesterday as it concluded there is little evidence of institutional racism in Britain. Factors such as geography, family influence, socio-economic background, culture and religion were found to have more impact on life chances than racism. And the authors were accused of trying to put a 'positive spin on slavery' after they called on schools to use history lessons to 'tell the multiple, nuanced stor...
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