Prince Charles has appealed for the history of the slave trade to be taught extensively in schools.
has called for the history of Britain’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade to be taught as widely as the Holocaust.have expressed sorrow in the past but stopped short of apologising for the monarchy’s role in the slave trade.
‘That is not true of the transatlantic slave trade… and there is an acknowledgment that it needs to happen.’ Charles at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting at Kigali Convention Centre in Rwanda The newspaper suggested he is looking for a similar charitable organisation for the slave trade – but will not create one himself.
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