BlackLivesMatter spokesperson Siana Bangura told Sky News the UK has 'always had a race problem' and 'this time people are finally looking in the mirror'
But he also said that authorities would not"indulge those who break the law, or attack the police, or desecrate public monuments", as he vowed the perpetrators would"face the full force of the law".
"We've been saying this, we've been fighting for justice for decades. For hundreds of years in fact."Speaking in a personal capacity, she said she was"really happy to see" the statue of Edward Colston torn down.
He is regarded as Britain's greatest leader for his role in the Allies' defeat of Nazi Germany in the Second World War.But some feel the veneration of him ignores his controversial views on some subjects, including race.
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