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Posted on: March 30, 2007 9:59 AM, by Selva
So, Bono is knighted. But, hey, don't call him Sir and displease the Queen. He's Irish and shall not be sir'd. Know who else was knighted by a Queen? John Hawkins. John Hawkins who? John Hawkins, the first slave trader. He began his business of capturing and selling african people in 1562. Queen Elizabeth I was proud.
This is the 200th year since slavery was abolished in the UK. I am contrarian. This is how I remember titles and their history.
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yeah .. for 1 minute I thought you were wandering into strange comparisons :) goodness grief.
Bono won the NAACP Chairman award and his speech is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENp7c6TtBHk
quite moving and passionate fella.
Posted by: bharath | March 30, 2007 9:43 PM