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Ingrid Thompson, chief archivist, visits The National Archives with Britain's Prince Charles, in Bridgetown.

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Esther Phillips, Barbados’ poet laureate, talked with The World’s host Marco Werman about the island nation’s efforts to grapple with its brutal colonial past.

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