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transatlantic chattel slavery
Coverage of transatlantic chattel slavery in the Nexus archive.
- Archbishop of Canterbury vows to support £100m pledge helping communities affected by enslavement
The Archbishop of Canterbury reaffirmed support for a £100m fund for communities affected by enslavement during a visit to Ghana, expressing regret for the Church of England’s historical involvement in transatlantic slavery. The statement was made at Cape Coast Castle, a 17th-century fortress linked to the enslavement of Africans.