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Cambridge University in row over claims Stephen Hawking benefited from slavery

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Cambridge is in a dispute with academics after an exhibition linked Stephan Hawking with the slave trade

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Cambridge University in row over claims Stephen Hawking benefited from slavery

Cambridge is in a dispute with academics after an exhibition linked Stephan Hawking with the slave trade

10 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Cambridge University sparks fury after linking Stephen Hawking's research to slavery

The University of Cambridge has sparked fury over its claims that Professor Stephen Hawking’s research benefited from the slave trade. In an exhibition called Rise Up, the institution’s Fitzwilliam Museum provides information spanning across abolition movements, rebellions as well as today’s “racist injustices”. Other accusations have been thrown at George Darwin - the son of the famous naturalist - for being backed by investments in slavery.A c…

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Cambridge University sparks row over claims Stephen Hawking 'benefited from slavery'

One of the country's most prestigious universities has sparked over claims leading intellectuals including Professor Stephen Hawking benefitted from slavery.

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Cambridge causes bitter row by linking Stephen Hawking to slavery

Exhibition suggesting funding from slave trade helped lauded scientists is branded a ‘misreading of history’

11 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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