Mayor approves plan for UK memorial to honour victims of transatlantic slave trade

London mayor Boris Johnson has given his backing to a campaign for the construction of a slavery memorial in Hyde Park.

The group Memorial 2007 wants to erect a statue to commemorate the millions of enslaved Africans affected by the transatlantic slave trade.


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Johnson: "It is important that this era in our history is never forgotten."

A model of the chosen design, by sculptor Les Johnson, was put on show at City Hall yesterday and will be exhibited until 1 December.

Johnson said: 鈥淚t is important that this era in our history is never forgotten. Hyde Park is a fitting site for a permanent memorial to the millions who lost their lives and the courageous people who fought to end the brutal transatlantic slave trade.鈥�

The statue would be placed in the Rose Garden of London's Hyde Park.

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