Descendants of a British proprietor of slaves in Guyana apologize as Caribbean nation seeks reparations
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — The descendants of a Nineteenth-century Scottish sugar and low planter who owned 1000’s of slaves in Guyana apologized Friday for the sins of their ancestor, calling slavery a criminal offense towards humanity with lasting adverse impacts. Charles Gladstone, a descendant of former plantation proprietor John Gladstone, traveled to Guyana from Britain with … Read more