There had to be one somewhere: a slavery-related monument that is not a public embarrassment. “Gilt of Cain”, which commemorates the abolition of the transatlantic trade within the British empire, stands in a quiet courtyard near Leadenhall Market. It is the poignant last stop in a walking tour exploring the City of London’s dual role as a financier of slave industries and a hotbed of abolitionism.
這塊「平方英里」肯定會有一個不會讓公衆尷尬的與奴隸制有關的紀念碑。雕塑「Gilt of Cain」(該隱的罪行)紀念大英帝國廢除跨大西洋奴隸貿易,它矗立在利德賀市場(Leadenhall Market)附近一座安靜的庭院中。這裏是倫敦金融城(City of London)徒步遊令人心酸的最後一站;這一徒步遊旨在探索倫敦金融城的雙重角色:它既是奴隸產業的資金提供者,又是廢奴主義的溫牀。
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