Edward Colston

Edward Colston Has Gone, But Britain Still Has Monuments To These Slave Traders

Protesters pulled down a statue of Edward Colston in Bristol – but other buildings and street names remain.
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What Will Happen To Bristol's Colston Statue – And What Should Replace It?

Slaver Edward Colston's statue stood in the city centre for 125 years before protesters pulled it down and dumped it in the harbour. Now it's gone, what will replace it?
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Boris Johnson Does Not Think The UK Is A Racist Country, No.10 Says

Remarks came as Downing Street refused to say if the prime minister personally thought the statue of slave trader Edward Colston was abhorrent.
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Bristol Slavery Statue Toppled In Weekend Of Black Lives Matter Protests

A statue of 17th century slave-trader Edward Colston was torn down in Bristol as part of an anti-racism demonstration. Protests have been held around the world after the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died in police custody.
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Keir Starmer Says It Was 'Completely Wrong' To Tear Down Slaver Statue

But Labour leader stresses it should have been removed peacefully: "You can't, in 21st-century Britain, have a slaver on a statue.”
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Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees Admits Slave-Trader Statue In City Was 'A Personal Affront'

The elected mayor, who is of Jamaican heritage, said he "could not pretend" he felt "any real sense of loss" after anti-racist demonstrators pulled down the monument.
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Black Lives Matter Protesters Tear Down Slave Trader Statue In Bristol And Dump In Harbour

The controversial memorial to Edward Colston has stood since 1895.
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City Centre Statue Of Edward Colston Could Soon Detail His Links To Slavery

Bristol City Council has submitted the application to its own planning department.
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Slave Trader's Portrait Removed From Bristol Mayor's Office

'I won’t be comfortable sharing [my office] with the portrait of Colston.'
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