Benedict Cumberbatch Facing Slavery Reparations In Barbados?
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It is public that Benedict Cumberbatch’s ancestors owned slaves on a plantation on the Caribbean Island of Barbados.
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But a recent development has pulled the Cumberbatch family into the matters of past as Caribbean Community nation is claiming reparation.
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British publication the Telegraph reported this news just before the new year eve.
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But looks like it was some misunderstanding, a member of the Caribbean Community Reparations Commission who was quoted in the Telegraph article clarified the task force’s position.
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David Comissiong, who is also the member of commission said, “To date, neither CCRC nor Barbados has officially levelled a Reparations claim against a European family.”
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Comissiong also said that his statement was taken out of context and Telegraph misquoted him in its article.