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Plaque telling story of African-Caribbean prisoners in Britain stolen within days

17.10.2026 14:00 | The Guardian World

Descendants say theft from Portchester Castle reflects spirit of racism that has haunted ‘generation after generation’The theft of a plaque in Hampshire that told the little-known story of African-Caribbean prisoners in 18th-century Britain reflects the enduring racism that has fuelled centuries of atrocities against Black and Indigenous Caribbean people, their descendants say.Drummer Ronald Raymond McDonald was part of a delegation that travelled from Belize and elsewhere to Portchester Castle last week to honour their ancestors: 2,500 men, women and children transported to Britain as prisoners of war in 1796. Continue reading...

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