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Michael’s brother Marlon backs $3-billion “slavery theme park” in Nigeria

Historians have condemned the project, which would include a theme park with a slave ship replica, casinos, shops, a golf course and condominiums, for exploiting a painful history. The resort, which will also house memorabilia from the glory years of the Jackson Five, will allow visitors to “walk the route their shackled ancestors walked before playing a round of golf or relaxing by a pool.”

Telegraph.co.uk

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