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The late poet Benjamin Zephaniah rejected an OBE in 2003 because of the association with the British Empire and its history of slavery.

The group presented a number of recommendations, including that the city council should apologise for Edinburgh's past role in slavery and colonialism.

In the U.S. during the 19th and 20th centuries, this country ended slavery and enclosure and granted previously enslaved Africans and their descendants, as well as Native Americans, the right to citizenship.

Musk’s tirade on X continued into the night on Tuesday as he eventually said a continued increase in the country’s debt would “drive America into debt slavery!”

Americans have long been divided over directly addressing past acts of racism, such as slavery, through paying reparations.