Remembering The Colonial Past

"(audrey) last week i was at westminster abbey. amongst thefamous graves of kings, poets, and the unknown soldier, there werea few plaques that caught my eye because they refer to britain'sformer colonies. first, we have india- and malaya- how is it appropriate to remember the colonial past? to take theindian case (since my knowledge of malaya history is a bit weak),look at the dates-1858 to 1947, the beginning and end of directcolonial rule by the british crown. both dates are marked byhorrific..."