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Britain Set to Apologize for Role in Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

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  • The U.K., which played major role in trans-Atlantic slave trade but also ended it, says it won’t pay reparations.S1
  • King Charles has told leaders at a Commonwealth summit that the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade "fills my heart with horror." He did not address calls for apologies and reparations.S2
  • King Charles III of Britain did not offer a formal apology for Britain’s trans-Atlantic slave trade during his address at the Commonwealth meeting in Antigua on Tuesday.S3
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1h Content

Britain Set to Apologize for Role in Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

The U.K., which played major role in trans-Atlantic slave trade but also ended it, says it won’t pay reparations.

2h Deutsche Welle

UK's King Charles III decries 'monstrous injustice' of slave trade

King Charles has told leaders at a Commonwealth summit that the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade "fills my heart with horror." He did not address calls for apologies and rep…

2h Nytimes

King Charles Expresses Horror and Sorrow Over Britain’s Role in Slave Trade

King Charles III of Britain did not offer a formal apology for Britain’s trans-Atlantic slave trade during his address at the Commonwealth meeting in Antigua on Tuesday.

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Britain Set to Apologize for Role in Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

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What to know

  • The U.K., which played major role in trans-Atlantic slave trade but also ended it, says it won’t pay reparations.S1
  • King Charles has told leaders at a Commonwealth summit that the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade "fills my heart with horror." He did not address calls for apologies and reparations.S2
  • King Charles III of Britain did not offer a formal apology for Britain’s trans-Atlantic slave trade during his address at the Commonwealth meeting in Antigua on Tuesday.S3
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S1 Content 1 report · EN
S2 Deutsche Welle 1 report · EN
S3 NytimesLead 1 report · EN