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Church of England sheds light on 'shameful' slave trade ties

Summary by Ground News
A handwritten letter from 1723 is on display in London as part of efforts by the Anglican church to reckon with its historic complicity in slavery. The Church Commissioners hired forensic accountants in 2019 to dig through the church's archives for evidence of slave trade links. They spent two years poring over centuries-old ledgers, and what they found is "shaming," the church said.

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