Slave trader statue thrown into river in Bristol during protests
Telegraph, 08 Jun 2020
Protesters in Bristol pulled down a statue of a noted 17th century slave-trader on Sunday, shortly before it was dropped it into the city's river.
The demonstrations in the city in the U.K's south-west took place amid similar protests across the country and worldwide, supporting the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of the death of George Floyd.
The statue of Edward Colston had been a focal point of local controversy for years, with many citizens, including a former Bristol MP calling for it to be taken down.
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The demonstrations in the city in the U.K's south-west took place amid similar protests across the country and worldwide, supporting the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of the death of George Floyd.
The statue of Edward Colston had been a focal point of local controversy for years, with many citizens, including a former Bristol MP calling for it to be taken down.
Read the full story: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/06/07/edward-colston-statue-pulled-bristol-black-lives-matter-protesters/?WT.mc_id=tmg_youtube_offsite_televideo-youtubevideo&utm_source=tmgoff&utm_medium=tmg_youtube&utm_content=offsite_televideo&utm_campaign=tmg_youtube_offsite_televideo-youtubevideo
Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.
