You can run from slavery, but you cannot hide
Portugal was a founder and central beneficiary of the slave system and continues to persistently erase that history, while celebrating it as part of its national identity. Opinion by Luísa Semedo
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Portugal was a founder and central beneficiary of the slave system and continues to persistently erase that history, while celebrating it as part of its national identity. Opinion by Luísa Semedo

A United Nations motion classifies the transatlantic slave trade as the most serious crime against humanity. Portugal did not vote against it and decided to abstain. Was it out of fear?
