Plans to more fully recognise Peterborough’s anti-slavery campaigner
The story of a little known former Dean of Peterborough Cathedral is being thrust to prominence in the light of ongoing demonstrations and discussions around black equality and racism.
After removal by protestors of the controversial statue of former merchant and slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol, questions are being raised about other statues and street names of prominent figures in towns and cities related to Britain’s slaving past.