232 items in parliamentary art collection found to have links with transatlantic slave trade
More than 200 works of art that adorn the plinths and corridors of Westminster have links to the transatlantic slave trade, a review conducted in light of the Black Lives Matter movement has discovered.
Inquiries conducted on behalf of the Speaker’s advisory committee on works of art also found five satirical prints that reflect racist attitudes from the 19th century.
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