The statue of Cardinal John Henry Newman in front of Brompton oratory in London.
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Many Catholic schools in Britain retain the name John Henry Newman, despite his opposition to abolishing slavery.
The statue of Curt von François is removed by municipal workers.
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The erasure of indigenous people living in Windhoek before the German colonisers arrived has angered activists.
People gather as a totem pole is raised at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C., in April 2017.
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In the 19th century, British colonial practices of using land to fund universities was a fragmented, but far-reaching, pattern of institutional development.