David Starkey says 'resentments will fester' if conversations around race are shut down in apology for 'so many damn blacks' remark

David Starkey has said “resentments will fester” if public discussions on race are shut down as he issued an apology for claiming slavery was not genocide because there are "so many damn blacks" still around. The historian and presenter, 75, made the comments during an interview while addressing the Black Lives Matter movement. In a lengthy statement on Monday, Mr Starkey admitted his "bad mistake" has cost him "every distinction and honour acquired in a long career" but added that f