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King backs research into British monarchy’s links to slavery for first time

The royal household will offer a historian access to the Royal Collection and the Royal Archives as part of the independent academic project.

Evening Standard · Apr 6, 2023

King Charles supports research into royal family’s ties to slavery in unprecedented move

Buckingham Palace says it will provide researchers full access to the Royal Collection and the Royal Archives

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023

The Colston connection: how Prince William’s Kensington Palace home is linked to slavery

Palace was residence of William III, who was given shares in slave-transport company, and successive monarchs involved in trade

The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2023

Artist's latest work helps link museum with city's waterfront

The sculpture is part of the International Slavery Museum's Waterfront Transformation Project

Liverpool Echo · Apr 4, 2023

As a black Mancunian I was taught about Liverpool’s slavery past, not Manchester’s – that has to change

I’ve always been proud of my home city. To keep that alive I need to know Manchester’s full history, not its redacted one, says writer Natalie Morris

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2023

When Passover 2023 starts, how long is it and how to wish someone Happy Passover

Preparations for the Pesach are already under way - what happens at Passover and how do you wish someone a Happy Passover?

Manchester Evening News · Apr 4, 2023

Here’s everything you need to know as Passover starts this week

As one of the most widely observed holidays in the Jewish tradition, Passover commemorates the liberation of Jews from slavery in Egypt.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 3, 2023

Like the Guardian, Manchester is reckoning with its historical links to slavery

In 1862, the city’s cotton workers took a stand against slavery, but some voices were more ambivalent, says Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2023

Cotton Capital: how slavery made Manchester the world’s first industrial city

A visual exploration of historical Manchester’s rapid growth into a ‘shock city’ – and how slavery was key to the emergence of Cottonopolis

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2023

Passover Seders offer a time to talk about Israel protests

This year, when the slavery-to-freedom story of Passover unfolds, mass demonstrations in Israel will be top of mind for many Jews around the globe

The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2023