British Protesters Condemn Racism by Tearing Down a Statue of a Slave Trader

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British Protesters Condemn Racism by Tearing Down a Statue of a Slave Trader

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Protesters tore down the statue of the 17th century slave trader Edward Colston as a statement against racial inequality.

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