George Floyd protests: 'Racist' sign removed from Derbyshire pub after thousands sign petition

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More than 28,000 people signed a petition calling for the caricature of a black man's head to be removed from the sign for the Greenman pub in Ashbourne

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The sign for the Greenman pub in Ashbourne, Derbyshire includes a caricature of a black man's faceA"racist" sign has been removed from outside a pub in Derbyshire after thousands demanded it be taken down amid Black Lives Matter protests nationwide.

More than 28,000 people signed a petition calling for the caricature of a black man's head to be removed from the sign for the Greenman pub in Ashbourne.The caricature of a black man is removed from the signin the US, pulled a statue of slave trader Edward Colston off its plinth and threw it into the harbour.

The Grade II-listed pub sign, which arches over St John's Street in the Derbyshire town, was likened to a golliwog - a 19th century rag doll largely considered to be racist - by one protester.They said:"I think people are ashamed of it. Having it in the middle of the street in a small town is so unwelcoming."

Matthew Holt, 19, an international relations student from Ashbourne, was among the thousands who signed the petition.

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Now lets go for Churchill's statues

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