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The sign identifies the 19th-century statesman as a "committed British colonialist"
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The sign identifies the 19th-century statesman as a "committed British colonialist"
Plaques will now be installed alongside the memorials offering up information about the figures’ ties to slavery.
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The authority that runs London’s financial district said it will retain two statues of colonial-era figures linked to slavery that it had previously planned to remove
'We can't ignore the history. We can explain it, we can educate.'