During an All Black Lives Bristol protest, demonstrators pulled down the statue of slave trader Edward Colston and placed it in the harbour. The action challenged his public commemoration and the marginalization of slavery's victims. It made the distinction between studying history and honouring historical figures a central public debate.
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What distinction did the Colston statue protest bring into public debate?
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Toppling the statue challenged public honour for a slave trader. The event made the purpose of monuments a central question in public history.
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