Ex-pupils of Edward Colston school blast headteacher for 'defending' slave trader
Statues of Winston Churchill and Queen Victoria have also been defaced during rallies this week.Mr McCullough’s message said: “There is no doubt that [Colston] was involved and was directly or indirectly responsible for many deaths and many ruined lives.“However, in the Bristol of Edward Colston’s time his business interests would not have been thought of so negatively., around the UK and all over the world, profited from this dreadful business.
The open letter addresses Mr McCullough and says his email showed a “disregard for the feelings of the BAME community” at the school. It said: "It is not, as you suggest, because other traders were not as philanthropic as Colston. It is because this IS NOT TAUGHT! The letter concluded: “We should not glorify the atrocities that underpin the founding of the school, but instead condemn them.“Rename the school, give the statue to a museum, teach students the full truth of slavery and how it affects their lives today.Colston’s School declined to comment but Mr McCullough has since said the school is “looking into” a name change.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Woman found dying in street by ex-partner after falling from flat windowLinda O'Brien's death is being treated as 'unexplained' by police following the incident at her home in Prescot, Merseyside. Tributes have been left at the scene for the 49-year-old
Read more »
Ex-Austrian colonel, 71, spied for Russian GRU for more than 25 yearsThe 71-year-old was found guilty of 'betraying state secrets' and working for, or helping 'a foreign intelligence organisation'.
Read more »
Boy, 4, shot dead by ex-soldier at his own Incredible Hulk-themed birthday partyEnzo dos Santos was celebrating his fourth birthday when he was shot in the chest at point-blank range in front of horrified parents and two siblings near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Read more »
Informa investors to exhibit backlash over ex-Ofcom chief’s payMajor investors plan to oppose Informa chief Lord Carter’s pay package at the company’s AGM, Sky News learns.
Read more »
Emmerdale - what's in Aaron Dingle's letter from ex-husband Robert?CAIN Dingle hides a prison-stamped letter from Robert to his nephew Aaron next week in Emmerdale as they spend lockdown together. But will the letter spell bad news for Aaron? Here’s everything yo…
Read more »
Megan Barton Hanson’s married ex takes revenge by buying her dream homeLOVE Island star Megan Barton Hanson’s ex-lover has taken his revenge by buying the house she had set her heart on. Married property investor Harry Fenner, 30, was furious when we revealed pictures…
Read more »