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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Harriet Sherwood

C of E hoping to create £1bn fund to address legacy of slavery

Justin Welby
Justin Welby said the report was ‘the beginning of a multi-generational response to the appalling evil of transatlantic chattel enslavement’. Photograph: Doug Peters/PA

The Church of England will aim to turn a £100m financial commitment into a £1bn fund to address the legacy of slavery in order to reflect the scale of “moral sin”.

The church should work in partnership with other organisations to create the fund that will be used to invest globally in black-led businesses and provide grants, says a report from an independent group of advisers commissioned by the C of E.

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