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British protesters dismount statue of slave trader, toss it into harbor

LONDON -- For someone who died nearly three centuries ago, Edward Colston has become a symbol for the Black Lives Matter movement in Britain. The toppling of his statue in Bristol, a city in the ...
Observer

Bristol’s Edward Colston Statue Will Go on Display at the M Shed Museum in June

Marvin Rees, Bristol's mayor, said that Bristol's citizens have a hand in deciding what happens next to the statue of the slave trader. Statue of slave trader Edward Colston being retrieved from ...
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Why the toppled statue of slave trader Edward Colston is going on public display in England

A statue of colonial slave trader Edward Colston has gone on public display in Bristol, England, almost a year after it was toppled during Black Lives Matter demonstrations in the city. On June 7 last ...
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In Bristol, toppling of slave trader’s statue a major moment

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BRISTOL, England (AP) — In an English port ...
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Bristol Commission Determines Colston Statue Should Be Kept in Damaged State

The toppled statue of Edward Colston lies on display in M Shed museum on June 7, 2021. Polly Thomas/Getty Images Bristol protesters were also facing incarceration for ripping down the statue. In ...
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A Year After It Was Toppled, a Statue of Slave Trader Edward Colston Is Being Temporarily Displayed in a English Museum

A statue of a 17th-century merchant and slave trader that was toppled almost exactly a year ago during the Black Lives Matter protests last summer in Bristol, England, will go on view at a city museum ...