Portugal’s president says country should apologize, 'assume responsibility' for slave trade
by Michael Fox from The World: Latest Stories on (#6B8Z3)
This week, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said Portugal should formally apologize for its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The Portuguese were responsible for selling nearly 6 million people into slavery - mostly in Brazil. Some activists and scholars say an apology is just a start and there's still a long way to go.