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Of sorrow are not enough. slavery was a crime against humanity, so statements of regret, in many ways, it presents an affront to the sensibility of people who are in search ofjustice. and not only is it inadequate, it is, in fact, offensive. this is the family name, here? yeah. one british family who profited from the slave trade has gone further. this is one of our estates. the family's estates was in here. john dower is a member of the trevelyan family. his ancestors owned plantations in grenada, and slaves. the compensation for slavery, when it was abolished in 1833, went to the people who ...

Was in here. john dower is a member of the trevelyan family. his ancestors owned plantations in grenada, and slaves. the compensation for slavery, when it was abolished in 1833, went to the people who owned the slaves. my ancestors received payments of £29,000 for 1,004 slaves which, in today's money, was worth about £3 million. in february, john and others from the family went to grenada to offer a personal apology. one of them's pledged to give £100,000 to a local education trust. we write to apologise for the actions of our ancestors in holding your ancestors in slavery. john dower belie...

The family's estates was in here. john dower is a member of the trevelyan family. his ancestors owned plantations in grenada, and slaves. the compensation for slavery, when it was abolished in 1833, went to the people who owned the slaves. my ancestors received payments of £29,000 for 1,004 slaves which, in today's money, was worth about £3 million. in february, john and others from the family went to grenada to offer a personal apology. one of them's pledged to give £100,000 to a local education trust. we write to apologise for the actions of our ancestors in holding your ancestors in slav...

Members of the group have all publicly acknowledged that their ancestors’ wealth was in part derived from enslaving African people

Heirs of Slavery body wants restorative justice to tackle ‘ongoing consequences of this crime against humanity’