Man in His 80s Becomes First in France to Formally Apologise for Family’s Slavery Links
April 18 (Reuters) – A man in his 80s on Saturday issued what is believed to be the first formal apology by someone in France for their family’s role in transatlantic slavery, saying he hoped others – including the government- would follow. Pierre Guillon de Prince’s ancestors, based in Nantes, France’s largest port for transatlantic …