Statue Depicts Little Known Ethnic Cleansing

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	Statue Depicts Little Known Ethnic Cleansing

faberglas

9-3-2007 8:10 AM

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faberglas says:

nobody in my family ever mentioned the clearances, though they were Americans because of it

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A memorial statue to those affected by the Highland clearances has been officially 
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First Minister Alex Salmond attended a ceremony to remember the clearances in 
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