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Two of Britain s most prestigious private schools could change their name after it was discovered their founder had shares in a slave trading company.
Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys School (Habs) in Elstree and its sister school, the Haberdashers’ Aske’s School for Girls, are considering a name change due to ties with the colonial past.
In a letter to parents, the chariman of both schools announced great sadness at the revelation that founder Robert Aske had shares in the Royal African Company - which was responsible for shipping around 100,000 people from the West Coast of Africa to the colonies in the West Indies and America.
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Two of the country’s leading private schools could change their name after discovering that their founder had shares in a slave trading company
Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys School (Habs) in Elstree and its sister school, the Haberdashers’ Aske’s School for Girls, have written to parents to express their “great sadness” at the revelation of the link to the Royal African Company.
The Haberdashers’ Aske’s Federation, a multi-academy trust which runs four secondary and five primary schools in south-east London and Kent, could also have their benefactor removed from their name.