Podcasts Culture The Audio Long Read A historic revolt, a forgotten hero, an empty plinth: is there a right way to remember slavery?

A historic revolt, a forgotten hero, an empty plinth: is there a right way to remember slavery?

Published: April 19, 2024, 4 a.m.

As the author of a book about a pivotal uprising in 18th-century Jamaica, Vincent Brown was enlisted in a campaign to make its leader a national hero. But when he arrived in Jamaica, he started to wonder what he had got himself into. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod