Statue of Black Lives Matter protester placed on Colston Plinth In Bristol, England, July 15: Picture: MATTHEW HORWOOD/GETTY IMAGES.A statue of a slave trader removed by antiracism protesters in Britain in June was replaced early on Wednesday — without permission — with a sculpture of a black woman who helped pull it down.
Reid was at the early morning unveiling and told The Guardian newspaper that it was “just incredible”.The local authority had said any decision to replace the Colston statue would be taken democratically. Colston was a 17th century slave trader and Tory MP whose company forcibly moved large numbers of West Africans.
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