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'Censoring history' Huw Edwards feels 'uneasy' as museum takes down slave owner's portrait

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BBC presenter spoke out today, claiming they were "censoring history".Picton had been celebrated as a hero for his role in the Battle of Waterloo.But as governor of Trinidad he abused the slaves he owned, and was known as a tyrant even at the time.Scrutiny of memorials to Thomas have intensified since the growth of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020, and Cardiff council voted to remove a marble statue of him from its Hall of Heroes at City Hall."There's no basis at all to say 'if'."I can see why you leapt to the false conclusion of censorship from glancing at the headline (which is a bit clickbait-y), but reading the story proves it's nothing of the sort."Angered by this response, Huw hastily replied: "The official statement is.

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