As protests raise new questions about history, monuments to historical figures deemed problematic today may go to museums.
,” adding that it will most likely be put in a museum, though he wouldn’t rule out that it will never be returned to its pedestal. CRUCIAL QUOTE
“We’ll get it out of the harbor when resources become available and it will no doubt end up in a museum,” Rees told the BBC Tuesday. “We’ve also been collecting some of the placards that were put up around the plinth as well, because that is part of the historical moment in Bristol… it’s up to us to make sure we record this moment for future generations to understand the journey Bristol has gone on.
alongside educational materials on the effects the Confederacy and slavery had on the lives of black Americans. Colston was a shareholder in the Royal African Company, and during his time as its deputy governor, it’s estimated more than
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