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Yvonne Field

OPINION - A monument to slave trade victims is only the start

THE Mayor’s plans for a new memorial to the victims of the transatlantic slave trade may be at an early stage, but they offer Londoners the chance for some important conversations.

People’s consciences might be eased through selective memory about the origins of what still helps maintain London’s global powerhouse status, but the proceeds of slavery are everywhere.

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