Edward Colston Statue Has Been Tossed Into The Harbour

Edward Colston statue has been pulled down in Bristol.

Colston was a leading figure in the transportation of an estimated 84,000 Africans, including children, as slaves. 19,000 died on the journey from West Africa to the Caribbean and the Americas.

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The moment a statue of slave trader Edward Colston toppled into Bristol’s harbour.

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People in England just tore down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston and threw it in the river. The world has simply had it with racism

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