Statue of 18th-century slave owner Robert Milligan taken down in London - video

What do you know about John Edward Taylor and the slave trade?

Erasing history won't undo history. Taking down statues of historical figures who you don't like or don't agree with is like polishing a rusty car and it kinda makes you look like a fascist apologist of censorship

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Endlich wird Geschichte ohne Verzerrung neu geschrieben. Ein wirklich historischer Moment.

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There are many companies that avoid paying taxes and other improper deeds. How do you correct that? Uber, Apply, Facebook all guilty of misdeeds. Are you going to stop using them?

he just got yeeted

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Winston Churchill next then?

On who’s authority ?

Had no idea we had so many slave owner statues in Blighty. Romans used Brits as slaves too right till they found the Brits wanted a pay rise every few months

Maybe they should get rid of Nelson Mandela as well! He was head of the ANC terrorist group in 1962.

No Do this Those who miss the Colston statue and those who don't 'We drag him out the water, put him back on the plinth, tie cable round his neck and commission some life-size bronze statues of protesters in the act of pulling him down. Everyone happy.'

Follower of Arab Slaver Mohammad, SadiqKhan has taken down a statue of 18th-century slave owner Robert Milligan

'Carry on with mob justice' in the name of black lives matter, Sid_James & Kenneth_Williams might have produced a squeal comedy film. This this is no comedy, it is vandalism on knowledge

History is being made in the West!!!! Let see the Change we've been dying to see. BlackLivesMatterUK 👏👏

Chinese culture revolution in UK now....

Plenty of 17th and 18th suitable replacements. Defoe, Swift, Newton, Pepys, etc Or an iPhone charging point, advertising hoarding or artisanal coffee van.

In the pic: ISIL's takeover of Mosul museum. Protesters: 'But this is differenttt!! 11!!' You're erasing history with an act of violence. From where I stand, I see zero difference.History should NEVER,ever be erased b/c it may be a cautionary tale for things that may happen again

Britain needs statues of cats, instead of vile people.

Ekeren, Belgium. A statue of Leopold II has been removed as well

The funny thing is that almost no one living outside the UK knew who Robert Milligan was until tonight, which is making him very (in)famous.

The British history is marred and tarred with deceit, conspiracies, treason, slavery, colonialism, the dirty royal family and loads of other stinky deeds.

I wonder if they will take anything commemorating Nike or Apple down... you know, the whole slaves over seas thing 🤔

That's a symbolic act and better than nothing

One more way to apologize...

How do you remove your whole history?

Bring down the statue of Maggie Thatcher who ordered the sinking of the Belgrano, killing hundreds of young Argentine conscripts.

Selectively destroying or banning unpalatable books, art, music, entertainment and cultural heritage was something the Nazis did in the 1930s.

The Nazis would love this. The far Left are nazis.

In terms of diversity & equality, it's important to look at the needs of other groups now, which aren't linked to the slave trade. This is fair & just.

It's Time for each.nation to examine its consciousness

Cue outraged, racist comments from lots of folk who don’t live in TH and yesterday said that the statue in Bristol should have been taken down democratically.

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The Protests Are Now Becoming A Class War, Not A Race War.

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Piers Morgan defends BLM protesters' decision to pull down slave trader statue'This day an age it is wrong to be celebrating a slave owner and slave trader.' GoodMorningBritain Are they talking about Muhammad? It's about bloody time! Drag Islam kicking and screaming into the 21st century! It really should go without saying. Edward Colston was also a Tory MP. A trafficker, a murderer and all round psychopath. Not much has changed really Bristol EdwardColston goodmorningbritain ToryGenocide For once I agree with him. Why the heck was it still up. Come on UK Conservatives wake up and get your act together! When blacklivesmatter all lives will matter.
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The Bristol statue of a slave trader has now been replaced by something stunningly beautifulProtesters in Bristol pulled down a statue of a slave trader that has been a subject of controversy for centuries. Protests around systemic racism, police brutality and police violence have spread in The better way to handle the historical issue of slavery So the Independent advocates for vandalism? All right.
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Torn down slave trader statue 'was an affront''I can't and won't pretend the statue of a slave trader in a city I was born and grew up in wasn't an affront to me and people like me' Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees says he felt no 'sense of loss' after the statue of Edward Colston was pulled down on Sunday This ideology needs to be put down hard, because it won't end there. Perfect. Now these people next👇 Nope, should be melted down to create something beautiful
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With the toppling of Colston's statue, British history is being made | Melissa ChemamAs a historian of Bristol's culture, I took part in this weekend's Black Lives Matter march. When the slave trader's statue finally fell, screams of joy exploded through the multicultural crowd BreakingNews :-New Zealand Prime Minister JacindaArdern removed all coronavirus restrictions... The despicable Bristol Slave Trader Edward Colston didn't kidnap and enslave Black People. Africans kidnapped other Africans (killing and mutilating many in the process) for profit to sell to European Traders, Islam having introduced the practice of slavery to Western Africa. You mean is being destroyed.
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Who was Edward Colston and why was his Bristol statue toppled?Slave trader was a member of the Royal African Company which had a monopoly on the west African trade in the late 17th century ✅The descendants of American Slaves, Foundational Black Americans demand 👉🏽 LEGISLATION 👈🏾 for Reparations(20T+💵) ✅We demand 👉🏾POLICY👈🏿for socioeconomic FUNDING for Black Society in ALL areas of economic activity NO MORE FORGIVENESS CUT THE CHECK!📈💰 ReparationsOrNoVotes All I needed to know is that he was a slave trader and should never have a statue of his likeness still standing in 2020 Because of criminals breaking the law!
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The fall of Colston's statue: 'It didn’t take long – about four tugs of the ropes'A figure that had caused such division for so long was felled in minutes, bringing catharsis for some of those present KimJongUn called his country folk to become “self-sufficient” amid rising economic concerns due to the coronavirus pandemic. Thats what she said
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