British Statue of Slave Trader Comes Down as George Floyd Protests Continue Abroad

The past week has seen tense protests over the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police offers in the United States, and along with them have come have bitter calls for the removal of monuments to racist historical figures. With similar protests now taking place abroad, the widespread concerns over public art’s role in structural racism have crossed the Atlantic.
In Bristol, England, on Sunday afternoon, Black Lives Matter protestors succeeded in felling a monument to Edward Colston,