Page 24 - John Cass News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Statue of Bath's William Beckford's father to be pulled down and moved from Guildhall amid slave trade links The move follows the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020 Updated The statue of William Beckford in Guildhall (Image: Wikipedia) THE LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES ACROSS BATH STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we us...

To improve the performance of our website, show the most relevant news products and targeted advertising, we collect technical impersonal information about you, including through the tools of our partners. You can find a detailed description of how we use your data in our Privacy Policy. For a detailed description of the technologies, please see the Cookie and Automatic Logging Policy. By clicking on the "Accept & Close" button, you provide your explicit consent to the processing of your data to achieve the above goal. You can withdraw your consent using the method specified in the Privacy Po...

Statues of prominent City of London figures William Beckford and Sir John Cass are to be pulled down over their connections to the slave trade following this summer's BLM movement

City of London Corporation to remove controversial slavery-era statues Sir John Cass (pictured)- whose name was also removed from the title of City University's business school last year - was a major figure in the Royal African Company, which made much of its money directly from the slave trade. (Getty Images) The City of London’s local authority has today voted to remove statues of a slave trader and a slave owner from its Guildhall HQ. The City of London Corporation’s Policy and Resources Committee, its most influential body, voted to remove the statues of Sir John Ca...

Statues to former Lord Mayor and plantation owner William Beckford and slave trader of John Cass will be taken down