The Guardian Australia
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French man, 86, issues historic apology for family’s role in transatlantic slavery
Eighty-six-year-old Pierre Guillon de Prince issued a historic apology on Saturday for his family's involvement in transatlantic slavery. His ancestors, based in Nantes, transported about 4,500 enslaved Africans and owned Caribbean plantations. Guillon de Prince urged other French families to confront their past and called for reparations beyond symbolic gestures.
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