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Edinburgh won't remove slavery-linked statues - but will apologise to Empire victims

EDINBURGH will not rename streets or remove statues linked to the slave trade as part of a package of measures agreed to shine a light on the…

The National (Scotland)

Edinburgh to apologise for slave trade suffering - but statues won't be removed

Two years after the Edinburgh Slavery and Colonialism Legacy Review was commissioned, its chair Sir Geoff Palmer has set out 10 ways the council can confront the city's controversial past.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh should apologise for role in slavery and colonialism, says academic

EDINBURGH council should issue an apology for the city’s historic links to slavery and colonialism, a report commissioned in the wake of the Black…

The National (Scotland)

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Ian Rankin and 17 others with links to Edinburgh who got top honours from Queen

As Edinburgh author Ian Rankin is knighted for his services to literature and charity, we took a look into other locals from the city who have received honours from the Queen.

Edinburgh Live

Scotland’s first black professor accuses academics of racism in slavery row

Sir Geoff Palmer was urged to quit as chair of two panels re-examining Edinburgh’s involvement in slave trade

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