David Harewood’s portrait will hang in stately home owned by family that enslaved his ancestors

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David Harewood; Portrait; England

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Aportrait of the British actor David Harewood has been commissioned to hang in a stately home belonging to the aristocratic family that once enslaved his ancestors.

The portrait of the “Homeland” star will hang on the walls of Harewood House, an 18th-century property near Leeds, northern England, built upon the vast fortune made by Henry Lascelles through the slave trade. Harewood’s ancestors were enslaved on a Caribbean sugar plantation owned by the family.

“To have my portrait presented at Harewood House brings on many complex emotions,” Harewood said in a statement sent to CNN. “It is a day that is well overdue for me and my ancestors, a day that sees their efforts and hard work finally acknowledged. I am pleased that we have reached a point when this can happen and I hope it might encourage positive change elsewhere.”

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Written byLianne Kolirin, CNNLondon

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https://www.cnn.com/style/article/david-harewood-portrait-gbr-scli-intl-gbr/index.html#:~:text=The%20portrait%20of%20the%20%22Homeland,plantation%20owned%20by%20the%20family.

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cnn.com

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