Cardiff museum removes slave owner Thomas Picton's portrait
Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales has removed a portrait of slave owner Sir Thomas Picton from the National Museum Cardiff.
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Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales has removed a portrait of slave owner Sir Thomas Picton from the National Museum Cardiff.
A PORTRAIT of Welsh slave owner Sir Thomas Picton labelling him a hero has been removed by National Museum Wales.
Huw Edwards, 60, has said that he feels “uneasy” after National Museum Wales decided to take down the portrait of slave owner Sir Thomas Picton. The BBC presenter spoke out today, claiming they were “censoring history”. Picton had been celebrated as a hero for his role in the Battle of Waterloo. But as governor of […]