Colston Hall renamed Bristol Beacon to shake off association with slave trader
Bands like Massive Attack refused to play at the venue due to its association with 17th century slave trader Edward Colston. Bristol – Metro …
Racism
Man, 22, arrested after car deliberately driven at NHS worker in racist attack
21-year-old K suffered serious injuries in the attack, including a broken cheekbone, nose and leg. 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 …
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 …
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 …
BLM protesters topple statue of slave trader and throw it into harbour
There were celebrations as Edward Colston’s likeness crashed to the ground in Bristol. Bristol – Metro …