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Haberdashers Aske s schools could be renamed due to slavery links

Haberdashers Aske s Boys School in Elstree Two private schools named after a merchant are considering dropping his name due to his links to the slave trade . Haberdashers Aske s Boys and Girls’ Schools in Elstree could be renamed after the schools governing body learnt its benefactor, Robert Aske, was a shareholder in the Royal African Company. Parents at both Habs’ schools have been written to informing them a review of the future use of Aske is underway. The Haberdashers schools could be renamed In a letter shared by the school following a request from the Observer, Simon Cartmell, chairman of the governing body for Habs’ schools in Elstree, writes: “It is with great sadness that we report that the Haberdashers’ company and its schools both in Elstree and in the federation in south London, have become aware that our benefactor, Robert Aske, whose bequest over 300 years ago laid the foundation for education of children across London, was a sharehol

Haberdashers Aske s schools could be renamed due to slavery links

Haberdashers Aske s schools could be renamed due to slavery links
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Haberdashers Aske s schools could change name after discovering founder s links to slave trade

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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