Portugal needs to ‘pay the costs’ of slavery and colonialism, says president

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Critics of Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa say behind remarks is lack of national recognition that slavery should be discussed in schools

A woman on Lisbon’s Praça do Comércio shows the printed scene on her dress of slaves picking cotton. For about 400 years, slaves were brought from Africa to the Lisbon square where they were traded.A woman on Lisbon’s Praça do Comércio shows the printed scene on her dress of slaves picking cotton. For about 400 years, slaves were brought from Africa to the Lisbon square where they were traded.

“Behind this international strategy is the lack of national recognition that this topic should be discussed,” Cardoso said in an email. “Kids are still learning at schools that Portugal was an excellent coloniser, that the country ‘discovered’ other countries, and that Portuguese people are so unique that they mixed with different cultures as if no violations occurred.”

 

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