While we understand what he has done, the next question is: why did he do it? Only Lockley himself knows for sure, but reading through his interviews suggests his unique ideology played a significant role in fabricating Yasuke’s story. Many speculate he did it for monetary gain, but I believe that wasn’t his main objective. If it were, it wouldn’t explain why he broke Wikipedia’s rules to rewrite
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