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February 5, 2007
Barclays Denies Alleged Ties To Slave Trade
NY Sun reporter Eliot Brown covers the Barclays brouhaha in Brooklyn:
Amid criticism by black leaders in Brooklyn over the naming rights deal for the Nets stadium, Barclays Bank late last week issued a letter denying allegations that it had links to slave trading in the 18th century.
After staying relatively mum on the issue for two weeks, Barclays failed to pacify many outspoken critics with its letter, though it prompted a correction from the Brooklyn Paper.
Posted by lumi at February 5, 2007 10:00 AM