A statue of Scouts founder Robert Baden-Powell that was positioned on a target list is back on display after its protective boarding was gotten rid of. A regional council revealed in June that the monolith in Poole Quay in Dorset would be momentarily removed in the wake of Black Lives Matter demonstrations. Activists had actually […]

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A 24- year-old man has actually been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after a statue of servant trader Edward Colston was taken down in Bristol. The bronze monument was fallen and after that pressed into the city’s harbour during a Black Lives Matter demonstration on 7 June. No arrests were made at the time, […]

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John Wayne’s name and statue ought to be gotten rid of from Orange County’s airport in California due to the fact that of racist remarks, regional political leaders are requiring. An emergency situation resolution has actually been passed condemning the star’s remarks made in a 1971 interview, when he stated he thought “in white supremacy”. […]

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Donald Trump has actually stated he has actually authorised authorities to arrest anybody who vandalises or ruins statues – and threatened them with 10 years in jail. The United States president revealed he will provide an executive order to secure monoliths after a wave of presentations by Black Lives Matter advocates throughout the United States, […]

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A statue of a Confederate general has actually been taken down and set on fire by protesters in Washington DC. The monolith to Albert Pike was toppled on Juneteenth, likewise understood as Liberty Day, which marks completion of slavery in America. Confederate statue toppled and burned in DC Demonstrators covered ropes around the 11 feet […]

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An Oxford University college has stated it will advise removing a statue of colonialist Cecil Rhodes. The statue has actually long been the target of demonstrations and more than a thousand demonstrators collected outside the university to require its elimination recently. The guvs of Oriel College voted on Wednesday to remove the statue and introduce […]

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A man has actually been shot in the United States as an armed civilian group clashed with protesters trying to remove a statue of a Spanish conquistador. He remains in health center in a steady however important condition after he was shot outside the Albuquerque Museum in New Mexico on Monday night, cops spokesperson Gilbert […]

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Poole residents state they are “livid” and will fight council strategies to take down a statue of Robert Baden-Powell – the founder of the Scout motion. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council stated it is preparing to get rid of the monument momentarily for its security on authorities recommendations. It stated it identified that some […]

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Advocates have actually reignited a campaign for a statue of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes to be eliminated from an Oxford University college amidst growing anti-racism demonstrations. At the weekend, a statue of 17 th century servant trader Edward Colston was fallen in Bristol. Now advocates desire to see the Oriel College monolith to Rhodes – […]

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