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UNCOVERED: 5 | History Defined

Edward Colston's empty plinth in Bristol set to become platform for temporary art

Official recommendations have been put forward to the council

Bristol Post

‘Nadine Dorries is terrible! That’s made my job easier’: Labour’s Lucy Powell on the Tories, culture war and BBC

As a teenager, the shadow culture secretary was always up for a party. Now she is expected to have a view on everything from the legacy of colonialism to the future of the licence fee. How is she handling the never-ending controversy?

The Guardian - UK

Far right group For Britain plans to rally in support of Colston in Bristol

A counter-demo is already being organised

Bristol Post

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Statue of slave trader Robert Milligan to join Museum of London collection

The removal of the statue came days after the toppling of Edward Colston in Bristol

Bristol Post

Statue of slave trader Robert Milligan to join Museum of London collection

The bronze statue was removed days after the toppling of the statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol.

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This is what will happen to the unspent thousands raised for the Colston 4

Thousands of pounds were raised but the Colston 4 were acquitted so paid no fines

Bristol Post

The Bristol women who you say deserve their own statue

There are currently just three female historical figures with statues in Bristol

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Londoner’s Diary: ‘City needs a reckoning over statues of slavers’

EDWARD COLSTON’s statue being dumped in the Bristol harbour was the defining moment of anti-racism protests in 2020, but a historian has suggested if it had been located in the City of London, the statue would never have come down.

Evening Standard

Documentary on Bedminster street to be filmed by David Olusoga's TV company

The same company filmed BBC's Statue Wars, focused on slave trader Edward Colston

Bristol Post

Anti-statue campaigners demand Brits stop drinking Thatchers cider

Countering Colston was launched this month to condemn the legacy of Bristol slaver and merchant Edward Colston, but the group's call for Thatchers cider to be boycott has not gone down so smoothly with some

Daily Mirror

Bristol reacts as group calls for people to stop drinking Thatchers

There was a lot of opposition to this campaign

Bristol Post

Why not re-erect the statue of Edward Colston and topple it once a year?

A report surveying what people wanted to do with the slave trader’s memorial contains a few unusual suggestions

The Guardian - UK

Anti-slavery campaigners call for people to stop drinking Thatchers cider

Its boss is part of an 'elite members' club' of which slave trader Edward Colston was once a member

Wales Online

Outrage after Countering Colston campaigners call for people to stop drinking Thatchers

People on Twitter were not impressed

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Toppled Edward Colston statue to remain on display in museum so people can learn about slavery

A survey by a commission found 75 per cent of respondents wanted the statue to remain in a museum

The Guardian - UK

Damaged Colston statue should be displayed in museum, commission finds

Plinth should host temporary pieces and sometimes be left empty, says We Are Bristol History Commission

The Independent UK

Edward Colston statue should be displayed in museum, says commission

The We Are Bristol History Commission said the statue of the slave trader should enter the permanent collection of Bristol’s museum service.

Bristol Post

Colston statue should stay in a museum decide people of Bristol

An overwhelming majority say it should be a museum piece to help tell the story of the transatlantic slave trade

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Staff challenge University of Bristol on links to Society of Merchant Venturers

They also want honorary degrees for the so-called 'Colston 4'

Bristol Post

EXCLUSIVE: Bristol MPs call for Society of Merchant Venturers to disband

They are an 'unaccountable, undemocratic network with no place in a modern, multicultural Bristol’

ABC News

Can Bristol, a city built on the slave trade, grapple with its brutal history? Its residents are prepared to try

For decades, a statue of a notorious slave trader stood over Bristol. When protesters chucked it in the harbour, locals decided it was time to confront their history. Now they have lessons for the world.

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