The City of London Will Remove Two Statues of Slaveholders From Its Headquarters
The City of London Will Remove Statues of a Former Mayor and a 17th-Century Merchant, Both Slaveholders, From Its Headquarters The statues honor former Lord Mayor of London William Beckford and 17th-century merchant Sir John Cass. Statue of Sir John Cass in Guildhall. Photo by the wub via Wikimedia Commons. The City of London, the municipal governing body that oversees the city’s historic centre, where much of the UK’s financial sector is located, will move two statues of controversial historical figures who profited from the Transatlantic slave trade from its Guildhall headquarters. Fo...
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