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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Britain is sued by 14 Caribbean nations for the 'damage' it did through slavery

Britain is sued by 14 Caribbean nations for the 'damage' it did through slavery – even though country was first in the world to abolish the trade

In the public mind: The landmark claim comes at a pertinent time for the issue of slavery - just a week after Steve McQueen's epic 12 Years A Slave, starring Michael Fassbender (left) and Chiwetel Ejiofor (right) won the Oscar for Best Picture in Los Angeles A coalition of Caribbean leaders will meet today in St. Vincent to discuss a landmark legal claim for reparations - that could run into the hundreds of billions of pounds.
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