Black Lives Matter Protesters Topple Slave Trader Statue and Dump It in Harbour – VICE

Black Lives Matter protesters in Bristol have toppled a statue of 17th century slave trader Edward Colston and rolled it into Bristol Harbour.

The Colston statue has long been a controversial and much-hated monument in the city, with Bristol West MP Thangam Debbonaire calling for its removal in 2018. It stood on Colston Avenue – a street also named after the slave trader – in the city centre.

 

Source: Black Lives Matter Protesters Topple Slave Trader Statue and Dump It in Harbour – VICE

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