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To: TobagoJack who wrote (159603)	6/27/2020 5:46:49 PM
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Next up: "The Tyrant of Trinidad"... Calls to rethink name 'Picton' as history emerges of 'cruel' slave-owner stuff.co.nz The man who Picton was named after has surfaced in a national debate on the glorification of colonial figures prompted by Black Lives Matter protests around the world. Sir Thomas Picton was a 19th century war hero celebrated for his part in the Napoleonic Wars, but later denounced for his treatment of slaves and the authorisation of torture while Governor of Trinidad. Branded as “the Tyrant of Trinidad”, it was understood Picton owned slaves, and some sources say he acquired much of his wealth from dealing slaves. He was also convicted of torturing a 14-year-old girl, though the sentence was later overturned. His descendants in the United Kingdom had joined protesters calling for his marble likeness to be removed from Cardiff, leading New Zealanders to wonder whether the military commander was a worthy namesake for the entrance to the top of the south.

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