King Charles speaks to world leaders in Antigua, expresses 'sorrow' over slave trade
- JOHN’S, Antigua -- King Charles III called the transatlantic slave trade a “shameful chapter of history” during a speech Tuesday at the official opening of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua.
- Charles spoke just days after British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he is open to making a formal apology and proposed leading a program of debt restructuring to help the Commonwealth’s poorest countries, although he has rejected calls for the U.
- Caribbean nations call for reparations as King Charles stops short of issuing an apology for colonial-era slavery.
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- JOHN’S, Antigua -- King Charles III called the transatlantic slave trade a “shameful chapter of history” during a speech Tuesday at the official opening of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua.
- Charles spoke just days after British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he is open to making a formal apology and proposed leading a program of debt restructuring to help the Commonwealth’s poorest countries, although he has rejected calls for the U.
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- Caribbean nations call for reparations as King Charles stops short of issuing an apology for colonial-era slavery.
Sources: Al Jazeera, ABC News