Will King Charles III acknowledge atrocities of slavery at coronation? Former colonies seek it
As Britain prepares to officially crown its first monarch over 70 years in a lavish ceremony Saturday, some citizens in its former and current territories are calling on King Charles III to publicly acknowledge the United Kingdom’s role in the atrocities against enslaved Africans and its oppression of indigenous people. The push for what has been called reparative justice, including an apology for slavery, comes as several British descendants of slaveowners, including a cousin of the monarch, also call on the U.K. to atone over its involvement in the slave trade and as yet another former colon...