Cambridge university to study how it profited from colonial slavery

Centre of African Studies researchers will examine financial bequests and gifts

The University of Cambridge is to launch a two-year academic study to uncover how the institution contributed to and profited from slavery and other forms of coerced labour during the colonial era.

Two full-time post-doctoral researchers based in the university’s Centre of African Studies will conduct the inquiry to uncover the university’s historical links with the slave trade.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2GR6YE5

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