Haberdashers' Aske's schools could change name after discovering founder's links to slave trade
Two of Britain's most prestigious private schools could change their name after it was discovered their founder had shares in a slave trading company. Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys School (Habs) in Elstree and its sister school, the Haberdashers’ Aske’s School for Girls, are considering a name change due to ties with the colonial past. In a letter to parents, the chariman of both schools announced 'great sadness' at the revelation that founder Robert Aske had shares in the Royal African Company - which was responsible for shipping around 100,000 people from the West Coast of Africa to the...
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