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Caribbean nations set to demand royal family makes reparations for slave trade (www.theguardian.com)

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Lloyd’s of London and Church of England also to be approached over role in past exploitation

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

Did the Vikings, Normans, and Romans maintain their power or did the British empire ultimately rise above them to become the new empire? Are you saying that if black people want reparations they'll need to raise an empire and sack Britain by force to get it? I'm not sure you want to manifest that.