Group named after slave trader Edward Colston disbanded after 275 years
Members of the Colston Society voted to disband the organisation completely rather than simply change its name. Bristol – Metro …
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Black Lives Matter sculpture replacing Edward Colston statue removed by Bristol council
It has now been taken to a museum for the artist to either ‘collect or donate’. Bristol – Metro …
Bristol mayor says BLM protester sculpture must be removed from Edward Colston plinth
‘The people of Bristol will decide its future.’ Bristol – Metro …
Edward Colston statue replaced with sculpture of Black Lives Matter protester
The memorial to slave trader Colston was toppled by protesters in Bristol last month. Bristol – Metro …
Jimmy Savile mannequin replaces toppled statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol
A sign has reportedly been placed underneath it that reads: ‘None of them stopped me, and your licence paid for it. The BBC turning a blind eye since 1922.’ Bristol – Metro …
Pub named after slave trader Edward Colston changes to Pubby Mcdrunkface
The pub is one of many venues and monuments changing their names after Colston’s statue in Bristol city centre was toppled by anti-racism protesters and thrown into the harbour. Bristol – Metro …
Grave of enslaved African vandalised in ‘revenge attack’ over Colston toppling
Vandals desecrated the historic Grade II listed headstones to 18-year-old Scipio Africanus. Bristol – Metro …
Vandals ‘cover black playwright’s statue with bleach’ in Bristol
Alfred Fagon was the first black person to have a statue erected in their honour in Bristol. Bristol – Metro …
As the former Lord Mayor of Bristol I stood up and cheered when Colston was dumped in the docks
We have campaigned for this for years without success, been fobbed off and ignored. Bristol – Metro …
Slave trader Edward Colston statue fished out of Bristol harbour before it goes into museum
The monument is set to be put on display in a museum alongside Black Lives Matter protest placards. Bristol – Metro …