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King Charles talks about slavery

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King Charles visits the Caribbean. He is on the Bahamas first. He talks about history. People traded slaves there before. Britain took many people from Africa. That was in the 18. century.

The king calls slavery a dark time. He sees the great pain of the people. He says: The past has no justice. But he does not say sorry. Many local people criticize that. They want a real sorry.

Some people want repair money too. That means: Britain must pay money to countries. Charles wants to talk more. Next week is a meeting in Antigua and Barbuda. Chiefs of many countries meet there. People call this group Commonwealth.

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Definitions

Slavery
When people own other people. Slaves work hard without pay and have no rights.
Slaves
People who belong to other people and must work hard without pay.
Repair money
A payment to fix a bad thing from the past.
Commonwealth
A group of many countries. Most countries belonged to Britain before.

People

Charles
The king of Britain and head of the Commonwealth.

Locations

Bahamas
Island state in the ocean that belonged to Britain before.
Antigua and Barbuda
Island state in the Caribbean and place of a meeting.

Sources

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Spiegel

König Charles III. erkennt «großes Leid» der Sklaverei an

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Tiroler Tageszeitung

König Charles III. erkennt "großes Leid" der Sklaverei an | Tiroler Tageszeitung Online

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Südtirol News

König Charles III. erkennt “großes Leid” der Sklaverei an

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FAZ

König Charles III. erkennt „großes Leid“ der Sklaverei an

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The Guardian

King Charles to discuss legacy of slavery with Commonwealth leaders at summit

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