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A historic revolt, a forgotten hero, an empty plinth: is there a right way to remember slavery?

04.19.2024 - By The GuardianPlay

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As the author of a book about a pivotal uprising in 18th-century Jamaica, Vincent Brown was enlisted in a campaign to make its leader a national hero. But when he arrived in Jamaica, he started to wonder what he had got himself into. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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