Protesters in Bristol, U.K., tore down a statue of infamous slave trader Edward Colston. 'It was just incredibly poetic the way that he was dragged across the city and essentially thrown overboard into the water,' one organizer said.
Protesters throw a statue of slave trader Edward Colston into Bristol Harbor on Sunday during a Black Lives Matter protest in England.Protesters throw a statue of slave trader Edward Colston into Bristol Harbor on Sunday during a Black Lives Matter protest in England.Protesters in Bristol, England, tore down the statue of an infamous slave trader Sunday and threw it into nearby Bristol Harbor.for the city, as were the many landmarks and buildings that bore his name.
He helped build the city with the money he made as a leader of the Royal Africa Co., which traffickedFor many, the statue's removal was a long-awaited win. "It was completely mind-blowing," Katie Finnegan-Clarke, an organizer who has fought to expose Colston's legacy, told NPR. Finnegan-Clarke is one of the founders of"Countering Colston," a group lobbying for the removal of the slave trader's name from Bristol's institutions.
"I think it felt like a big relief," she added,"and it was just incredibly poetic the way that he was dragged across the city and essentially thrown overboard into the water like so many people had suffered under his regime during the slave trade." The moment a statue of slave trader Edward Colston toppled into Bristol’s harbour. ‘It’s what he deserves. I’ve been waiting all my life for this moment’ someone told me in the moments after.
日本 最新ニュース, 日本 見出し
Similar News:他のニュース ソースから収集した、これに似たニュース記事を読むこともできます。
UK protesters topple slave trader statueAnti-racism protesters in England have pulled down a statue of a 17th-century slave trader while demonstrating in solidarity with the US Black Lives Matter movement.
続きを読む »
Protesters topple Confederate statue in Virginia capitalRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A small group of demonstrators toppled a statue of a Confederate general in the the former capital of the Confederacy late Saturday, following a day of largely peaceful...
続きを読む »
Protesters topple Confederate statue in Virginia capitalRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A small group of demonstrators toppled a statue of a Confederate general in the the former capital of the Confederacy late Saturday, following a day of largely peaceful...
続きを読む »
Protesters topple Confederate statue in RichmondA small group of demonstrators toppled a statue of a Confederate general in Richmond, Va., the former capital of the Confederacy
続きを読む »
Protesters topple Confederate statue in Virginia capitalA small group of demonstrators toppled a statue of a Confederate general in the the former capital of the Confederacy late Saturday, following a day of largely peaceful protests in the Virginia city. The statue of Gen. Williams Carter Wickham was pulled from its pedestal in Monroe Park, a Richmond police
続きを読む »