Olympian Sebastian Coe's ancestors slave owners

August 05, 2011 12:58

Olympics chief Sebastian Coe has discovered that his ancestors were slave owners, reports the Sun. His great-great-great-great-grandfather, George Hyde-Clarke, got rich through sugarcane in Trelawny, Jamaica. Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt was born in the plantation parish.

Lord Coe said: "My career has been surrounded by extraordinary Jamaican athletes but I guess I'm going to find deeper and maybe less attractive roots."

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