Key benefactors accused of enjoying benefits of ancestors’ involvement in trade, despite being born decades after abolition

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University under fire for report linking founding family to slavery

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Nottingham University has come under fire for linking one of its most distinguished benefactors to slavery, despite the institution being founded decades after the practice was abolished in Britain.The university's report claims the 7th Duke of Portland benefited from the "social capital" of his slave-owning ancestor, who lived 300 years ago.The late duke, William Arthur Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, was born in 1893 - almost 60 years after slavery …

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Nottingham University blasted for 'inherited slavery guilt' despite being founded 47 YEARS after practice abolished

An aristocratic dynasty has accused a prestigious Russell Group university that they helped to establish of “attributing ‘inherited guilt’” after it released a report linking them to slavery. The Times has the story:A report commissioned by Nottingham University found that the 7th Duke of Portland, one of its “most distinguished benefactors”, had benefited from the “social capital” of the slave-owning first holder of the dukedom 300 years ago. H…

University under fire for report linking founding family to slavery

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