A plaque on a statue can't cover a cruel slave trader’s mass murder. My ancestors deserve better | Robert Beckford

Keeping a statue to William Beckford on display reeks of moral failure. It belongs in a museum, alongside clear details of his crimes against humanityThe statue of the 18th-century plantation owner William Beckford, which stands... #press

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/19/plaque-statue-slave-trader-murder-ancestors-william-beckford-london?utm_source=press.coop

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