A white man and descendant of a slave trader apologises for his ancestor – how does he do this? Well he hops over to Gambia, dresses himself up in chains and appears in Banjul Stadium, kneels down and apologises for the actions of Sir John Hawkins, supposedly the first person to sell slaves in the Caribbean. Gambian blogger Ousman Ceesay of “Home of the mandinmories” who reported the story writes:
I wonder why this man finds it necessary to apologise to Gambians for the inhuman actions of his forbears. He could have done that in his neck of the woods. There are millions of descendants of African slaves in the United Kingdom. They are the people who bear the brunt of slavery. But I guess he knew that they will not tolerate his clownish behavior. So what better place to put up a clownish masquerade than the Gambia. Read the rest of the story below.
I agree with Ousman – this is a mockery – so is that it? At least he could have added some whipping and be made to squat for 6 weeks with leg irons and then spend at least 5 years of his sad pathetic life picking cane in 40c heat down in Barbados – Even so it would still be a mockery and meangingless. If he is so guilt ridden (why he should be only he knows) he could do something meaningful – that shouldnt be hard to find in London, even Cornwall for that matter – SHUT UP MAN AND GO HOME!
