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200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade

Asked why the House of Commons was to debate the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery, since this was not a legislative matter, the Prime Minister’s Official Spokesman (PMOS) replied that it was a matter that was of deep interest to a large section of the population of this country. Therefore it was right and proper that the Prime Minister had expressed his regret on the issue, and that it was part of the debate this year of all years. It would be inappropriate not to recognise that. Asked if someone had been found to speak for slavery, the PMOS replied this was a superficial point. Many people in this country felt very deeply about slavery and therefore it was important to recognise that, and important that we did not reduce it to simplicity.

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2 Comments »

  1. Perhaps this from Goldsmith is enough to make a point.

    Goldsmith wrote to me stating:

    I suspect many people who comment about the slavery today themselves could have been pioneers of slave trade if they had come to write about two hundred year ago.

    As a white man, I feel extremely disturbed about the manners people address issues surrounding this ‘white’ evil practice. Majority of the British Media are known for their hypocritical natures anyway. But to see black commentators being foolishly glorified by their white employers make me realize the need to give my audience to the African Muslims at http://www.esinislam.com and http://www.islamafrica.com rather than bothering to open columns of the Church of England in the Daily Mail and the Telegraph.

    Stop all you talking about abolition of slavery. I painfully read a quotation from the London based African Sheikh Adelabu who insisted the slavery was never abolished and that if it was, it had not been by the whitemen.

    Sheikh Adleabu – I tought from not knowing him well – sounds too pan-African. In fact, he is an African with good knowledge of the West. Alert! He too can be racist too. Racism is not confined only to the white people… That’s why we must stop talking about this unpleasant occasion of so-called abolition. slavery, agreeing with Sheikh Adelabu for once, has just started.

    Yours truly

    K Taylor

    Comment by Tyalor — 26 Mar 2007 on 8:26 pm | Link
  2. Perhaps this from Goldsmith is enough to make a point.

    Goldsmith wrote to me stating:

    I suspect many people who comment about the slavery today themselves could have been pioneers of slave trade if they had come to write about two hundred year ago.

    As a white man, I feel extremely disturbed about the manners people address issues surrounding this ‘white’ evil practice. Majority of the British Media are known for their hypocritical natures anyway. But to see black commentators being foolishly glorified by their white employers make me realize the need to give my audience to the African Muslims at http://www.esinislam.com and http://www.islamafrica.com rather than bothering to open columns of the Church of England in the Daily Mail and the Telegraph.

    Stop all you talking about abolition of slavery. I painfully read a quotation from the London based African Sheikh Adelabu who insisted the slavery was never abolished and that if it was, it had not been by the whitemen.

    Sheikh Adleabu – I tought from not knowing him well – sounds too pan-African. In fact, he is an African with good knowledge of the West. Alert! He too can be racist too. Racism is not confined only to the white people… That’s why we must stop talking about this unpleasant occasion of so-called abolition. slavery, agreeing with Sheikh Adelabu for once, has just started.

    Yours truly

    K Taylor

    Comment by Tyalor — 26 Mar 2007 on 8:26 pm | Link

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