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Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Cambridge university to study how it profited from colonial slavery

Centre of African Studies researchers will examine financial bequests and gifts

The University of Cambridge is to launch a two-year academic study to uncover how the institution contributed to and profited from slavery and other forms of coerced labour during the colonial era.

Two full-time post-doctoral researchers based in the university’s Centre of African Studies will conduct the inquiry to uncover the university’s historical links with the slave trade.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2GR6YE5

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