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Richard Drax MP and his wife Elsbet pictured in Southampton in 2013
JAMAICA is reportedly considering a bid to seek compensation from wealthy Tory MP Richard Drax over his family’s pivotal role in slavery.
The Caribbean island’s National Council on Reparations is said to be examining the potential legal case, following reports that Barbados is also considering such action, according to the BBC.
Mr Drax’s ancestors were pioneers of the sugar and slave trade in the Carribean and North America in the 17th century and the 617-acre Drax Hall plantation in Barbados is still owned by the family.
ELLIS RAE recommends a stunning history of the active role played by the British monarchy in establishing and profiting from slavery
On the anniversary of the implementation of the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act, ROGER McKENZIE warns that the legacy of black enslavement still looms in the Caribbean and beyond
SUE TURNER is appalled by the story of the only original colonising family to still own a plantation in the West Indies
BOB NEWLAND relishes a fascinating read as well as an invaluable piece of local research