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The Anglican Church and the Bank of England have publicly apologized for their ties to slavery, while the University of Oxford has finally approved the removal of the statue of Cecil Rhodes, regarded as one of the proponents of "apartheid", following the protests. by Black Lives Matter.

A spokesman for the Anglican Church acknowledged that ties to slavery are "a source of shame" for the religious institution , following analysis by University College London that shows that at least 96 clergymen (including one bishop and dozens of vicars ) received compensation in 1833 after the abolition of slavery.

The compensation is estimated to be equivalent to £ 46m today (€ 52m) and could have been used to build up to 32 churches linked to slavery , according to an investigation by 'The Daily Telegraph'.

"Slavery and exploitation have no place in society," stated the Anglican Church spokesman, who stressed how the institution publicly lamented links to slavery during the 2006 synod. Archbishop of Caterbury Justin Welby officiated a Redress ceremony in 2016 and has been very active against "the new forms of slavery", although it has been absent during the recent debate since the demolition of the statue of slaver Edward Colston in Bristol.

The Bank of England has meanwhile acknowledged that at least 25 governors in the 18th and 19th centuries either owned slaves or were connected to human trafficking. The banking institution has also publicly apologized and announced the revision of all its statues and commemorative plaques to remove ties to slavery.

The pressure created by the Black Lives Matter campaign - following the death of George Floyd at the hands of the police in Minneapolis - has also been decisive for the imminent removal of Oriel College, Oxford, from the statue of Cecil Rhodes , Prime Minister of the Cape colony, considered by protesters as "white supremacist" and "imperialist bandit".

The decision was criticized by former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith : "It seems that we are on the verge of '1984', with the decision to purge our history. It is who we are and our past is there. The money Rhodes earned served to finance third world students who came to study at Oxford. "

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