05-07-2020 13:48 via kvoa.com

Anti-racism groups in Paris call out slave trader statues

PARIS (AP) — Anti-racism groups are leading a “de-colonial tour” of Paris to call attention to monuments and streets honoring historical figures tied to the slave trade or colonial-era abuses. It’s organized by a group representing low-income neighborhoods in French suburbs, Black activist and migrants’ rights groups. While statues have fallen in other countries amid the global movement for racial justice, the response in France so far has been more muted. French Pr
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