CNS News reports:
Charging that ethnic minorities are still underrepresented in the British government and economy, U.S. civil rights activist Jesse Jackson has called on the country to atone for its role in the slave trade.An apology from Jesse always means cash to friends of Jesse.
The Rev. Jackson is currently touring Britain to launch a social initiative aimed at tackling economic inequalities in minority and other deprived areas.
The slave trade officially was abolished in the British Empire in 1807, but Jackson said Britain today rests on the profits generated by the trade, and the government should apologize for it.
"We must not speak of the slave trade and slavery in past tense terms," he said at a memorial service here Thursday.
