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Cass School renamed following Black Lives Matter protests

By 2020-06-15T06:00:00

John Cass (1)

Namesake John Cass was a prolific slave trader

London Metropolitan University has renamed its art and architecture school due to the role of its namesake John Cass in the slave trade.

The school, formerly called the Sir John Cass School of Art, Architecture and Design and known colloquially as The Cass, will now be called the School of Art, Architecture and Design until a new name is found.

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