The University of Guyana and the Guyana Reparations Committee yesterday clarified that the apology they helped negotiate with the heirs of slave owner John Gladstone includes slavery and indentureship since he was integrally involved in both.
In an earlier release, the University had indicated that Gladstone owned plantations and managed several others not owned by him. Quamina and his son John, who led the 1823 uprisings, which are being commemorated this month were enslaved on Gladstone plantations amongst thousands of others. The university itself is founded on plantation lands upon which part of the uprising occurred, the UG release said.