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Bristol Institute for Research in the Humanities and Arts

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Bristol Institute for Research in the Humanities and Arts

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Bristol’s public debate on Edward Colston challenges civic memory

đź“… 5 May 2016

A public debate at the University of Bristol examined the legacy of the merchant and slave trader Edward Colston. Community activists had long questioned the celebration of Colston in a city shaped by...