Activists in Bristol, U.K., had spent years trying to remove the statue of slave trader Edward Colston, to no avail. In the end, the statue's fate was not resolved by lawmakers in Bristol, but by a killing on a sidewalk in Minneapolis.
have spent years trying to either remove Edward Colston's name from institutions in the city or at least provide historical context to his complicated role. The statue, which was erected in 1895, had a plaque that described Colston as one of Bristol's"most virtuous and wise sons.
Lewis and many other politicians said they wished the statue had been removed through a legitimate, democratic process. Priti Patel, Britain's hard-line home secretary and member of the ruling Conservative party, called the toppling an act of vandalism. Sajid Javid, another Conservative Party member who also served as home secretary, agreed.."I detest how Edward Colston profited from the slave trade. But, THIS IS NOT OK.
"I think it's such an appropriate, rusty, watery, undignified grave for Colston," said Katie Finnegan-Clarke, who helped found Countering Colston, which lobbies for the removal of Colston's name from Bristol's institutions.
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