Council chiefs in Plymouth, Devon have proposed a name change that would see the city centre square changed from the naval commander and former Plymouth Mayor, to Justice Square.
A city square in Plymouth named after Britain's 'first slave trader' Sir John Hawkins is set to be renamed after a three-year legal battle.
A city square in Plymouth named after Britain's 'first slave trader' Sir John Hawkins is set to be renamed after a three-year legal battleHawkins is described in the Encyclopaedia Britannica as 'the first English slave trader'. Leslie was nearly the first black player to be called up to the England squad. His manager at Plymouth Argyle told him he had been selected in the 1920s, but the invitation was then withdrawn.
Born in 1532 in Plymouth, he was a merchant in African trade before becoming the first English slave trader. He notified the government of a plot by the English Roman Catholics, with help from Spain, to depose Queen Elizabeth and seat Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, on the throne. Ironically, in August 2020 Mr Bamping suggested a compromise to the council in lieu of the legal fight - saying that an unnamed road by Home Park would be 'more appropriate' to honour Jack Leslie than Sir John Hawkins Square.
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