Cass name dropped amid concerns over 18th-century merchant's involvement in slave trade City University is ditching the name Cass from its business school amid concerns about the fortune Sir John Cass, the 18th-century merchant it is named after, made from the slave trade. The university announced on Monday that its oversight body, the City council, had unanimously decided to remove the Cass name.
Cass name dropped amid concerns over 18th-century merchant's involvement in slave trade City University is ditching the name Cass from its business school amid concerns about the fortune Sir John Cass, the 18th-century merchant it is named after, made from the slave trade. The university announced on Monday that its oversight body, the City council, had unanimously decided to remove the Cass name.
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