Do Tate Galleries Have A Slavery Past?

Do Tate Galleries Have A Slavery Past?

The Tate issued a statement in 2019 to put to rest talk about the gallery founder and namesake Henry Tate’s involvement in slavery. First off, both Henry Tate and Abram Lyle (his partner) were respectively 12 and 14 when slavery was abolished in 1833. Both were...
Protesters Tear Down Statue To Slave Trader In Bristol 

Protesters Tear Down Statue To Slave Trader In Bristol 

A notorious and controversial statue dedicated to a slave trader in Bristol city centre has been torn down and thrown into the harbour by protesters. After a second day of anti-racism protests across the UK, this was taken as a positive action by many. Following a...