Protesters in Bristol tear down statue of slave trader Edward Colston and push it into a harbour amid UK-wide anti-racism demos
Protesters in Bristol pull down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston
On Sunday, protesters at an anti-racism demonstration in the city toppled a statue of Colston and dumped it in Bristol Harbour. The BBC's Jack Grey witnessed the statue's fall.sparked by the death of George Floyd while he was under arrest in Minneapolis in the United States last month. Colston's memory has divided the city for years, with some thinking history can't be changed and others campaigning successfully for his name to be erased from streets, schools and venues.There was clear frustration in Sunday's crowd, partly because the statue still stood in 2020, but also because it had simply been covered for the protest.
Once the covering was removed, three protestors climbed atop the statue to fasten two ropes around the head.
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