Bristol Slave-Trader Statue Torn Down In Weekend Of Black Lives Matter Protests

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Bristol Slave-Trader Statue Torn Down In Weekend Of Black Lives Matter Protests

Bristol Slave-Trader Statue Torn Down In Weekend Of Black Lives Matter Protests

A statue of a slave-trader has been torn down in Bristol as a weekend of protests across the UK took place in memory of George Floyd.

The black man died in police custody, sparking a wave of anti-racism marches across the world.

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Αντώνης Καρακούσης RT @Reuters: UK protesters pull down the statue of a slave trader in Bristol https://t.co/S1T32UO0fl 4 seconds ago

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1ridwan  RT @AlexanderQuon: A #BLM protest in Bristol, U.K., has pulled down a statue of Edward Colston, a 17th-century slave trader, dragged it thr… 5 seconds ago

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Alan Parker RT @cnnbrk: Anti-racism protesters in Bristol, England, pulled down a statue of 17th century slave trader Edward Colston and dumped it into… 5 seconds ago

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kya? RT @Tom___Scott: Edward Colston ran a company that shipped 84,000 kidnapped African men, women & children to the Americas - 19,000 of these… 6 seconds ago

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Monika Mitchell Message to the Government to 'Address not Suppress'... BBC News - Edward Colston: Bristol slave trader statue 'was… https://t.co/VxiLFUH9jj 7 seconds ago

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Anna RT @JJHTweets: If you are offended that a statue of a slave trader in Bristol has been pulled down but are not offended by the level of eff… 7 seconds ago

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Wendy Seabrook 🌹 RT @ElaineDyson1: Some time ago I visited The International Slavery Museum in Liverpool. I found it extremely upsetting. Today, some have e… 7 seconds ago

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maria brontë⚫️ RT @TristanCorkPost: The moment the people of Bristol pulled down the statue of Edward Colston, slave trader #BlackLivesMatterUK #BlackLiv… 7 seconds ago