The statue of English merchant and slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol.
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Retaining a statue or monument takes very little work – explaining it is a mammoth and contested task.
A scale model of a statue dedicated to Lady Rhondda has been revealed by the sculptor, Jane Robbins.
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Lady Rhondda was a suffragette, a business leader and an editor. A statue of her is expected to be revealed in Newport, south Wales, next year.
Sage Willoughby, Jake Skuse, Milo Ponsford and Rhian Graham were cleared of criminal damage.
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The acquittal of the Colston Four is an important moment in upholding the right to protest, precisely because the jury’s verdict was based on the law as well as sentiment.
An image of the monk John Chrysostom preaching in Constantinople in the 4th century.
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Voices on the extremes don’t represent society.
Protesters push Edward Colston statue into Bristol harbour during 2020 Black Lives Matter protests.
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The question of what should happen to symbols of oppression has re-emerged a hot-button issue now that the graffiti-covered figure has moved to Bristol’s M Shed museum
Mary Wollstonecraft tribute sculpture by Maggie Hambling.
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It might have many critics but the statue tribute to Mary Wollstonecraft succeeds in its abstract commemoration of the feminist. Public sculptures could learn from it
A statue of slaveholder Robert Milligan is removed at West India Quay, east London.
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Britain’s heritage is steeped in the remnants and history of slavery, but you wouldn’t necessarily know it.
Revered no more: the statue of Bristol slave-trader Edward Colston is torn down.
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The statue was part of a push in the Victorian era to create mercantile heroes. Colston’s slaving activities were conveniently glossed over.
Protesters throw statue of Edward Colston into Bristol harbour.
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After years of inaction by authorities, protesters have forced the point – opening a new chapter in this monument’s history.