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Why London’s new slavery memorial is so important: ‘The past that is not past reappears, always, to rupture the present’

Why London’s new slavery memorial is so important: ‘The past that is not past reappears, always, to rupture the present’

Meleisa Ono-George, University of Oxford In 2026, a new memorial to the 12.5 million enslaved people transported to the Americas and Europe – and their descendants – will be unveiled on West...