National Trust publishes new survey report on links between historic places, colonialism and slavery

The National Trust has published a report showing connections between 93 of its historic places and colonialism and historic slavery. The survey, commissioned by the Trust last September, is part of a broader commitment to ensuring links to colonialism and historic slavery are properly represented, shared and interpreted as part of a broader narrative at relevant National Trust places.  The conservation charity has to date explored histories of colonialism and slavery at some of its places including projects such as ‘Colonial Countryside’, which has worked with school children at selected…

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