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讲述英国非洲加勒比囚犯故事的铭牌在数日内被盗Plaque telling story of African-Caribbean prisoners in Britain stolen within days

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10月9日揭幕的牌匾。摄影:英格兰遗产委员会The plaque being unveiled on 9 October. Photograph: English Heritage

后代表示,从波特切斯特城堡盗走的铭牌反映了世代相传的种族主义精神。

汉普郡一块讲述18世纪英国非洲加勒比囚犯鲜为人知故事的铭牌被盗,后代称这反映了持续助长数世纪针对黑人和土著加勒比人暴行的种族主义。

Descendants say theft from Portchester Castle reflects spirit of racism that has haunted ‘generation after generation’ ft of a plaque in Hampshire that told the little-known story of African-Caribbean prisoners in 18th-century Britain reflects the enduring racism that has fuelled centuries of atrocities against Black and Indigenous Caribbean people, their descendants say.

加勒比社区、外交官、研究人员和遗产组织的代表出席了揭幕仪式。摄影:英格兰遗产委员会The unveiling was attended by Caribbean communities, diplomats, researchers and heritage organisations. Photograph: English Heritage

鼓手罗纳德·雷蒙德·麦克唐纳上周率领代表团从伯利兹及其他地区前往波特切斯特城堡,以纪念他们的祖先:1796年被作为战俘运送到英国的2500名男性、女性和儿童。

Drummer Ronald Raymond McDonald was part of a delegation that travelled from Belize and elsewhere to Portchester Castle last week to honour their ancestors: 2,500 men, women and children transported to Britain as prisoners of war in 1796.