$ 91, 800 each to 12 Korean women kept as sex slaves for Japan’s troops during World War II.... Only five of

For three years, staff have carried out an audit to identify artworks that may have been owned by, or were painted by, anyone with links to slavery.... So far, they have covered paintings the gallery acquired between 1824 and 1880 – resulting in many favourites being tarnished. British masterpieces by the likes of Constable, Gainsborough and Hogarth have fallen under the spotlight, along with works by Renaissance greats Raphael, Titian and Botticelli, whose Mystic Nativity was once possessed by

sweat ” of slaves as they arrived in Jamaica to be met by a protest calling for reparations from the

The Bank of England has revealed it owned nearly 600 slaves after previously being forced to

The fate of the Welsh explorer's statue is in the hands of the public as a petition to remove the monument has already gained 7, 000 signatures. Situated in his hometown of Denbigh, Wales, the statue may be removed on account of Sir Stanley's" excessive violence, wanton destruction, the selling of labourers into slavery and shooting Africans indiscriminately", according to the petition. The Welsh explorer is famous for the phrase" Dr Livingstone, I presume?... " However, it isn't confirmed that

the ocean to do their work.Ms Decker's claims were widely mocked on social media.“ A white slave in

marked the anniversary Sunday of the act that freed slaves throughout the British Empire, drawing a

helping to pull down a statue of a 17th century slave trade magnate and throw it into Bristol harbour

factory system “ contributed ” to the slave trade, but made no mention of harsh work conditions or his

the city’s slave-trading center in 1853.... Unlike other genocidal acts committed with intent to