: The history behind theÂ Edward Colston statue pulled down by anti-racism protesters in Bristol #IndiaNEWS Opponents to the felling of the statue of Edward Colston in Bristol, UK, argue that it was

The history behind theÂ Edward Colston statue pulled down by anti-racism protesters in Bristol #IndiaNEWS
Opponents to the felling of the statue of Edward Colston in Bristol, UK, argue that it was vandalism and represents an attempt to erase history. But the statue has its own peculiar story â€“ and it is far removed from the Colston who lived from 1636-1721.The statue was erected in 1895, more than 170 years after his death. Colstonâ€™s reputation was cemented and writ large over the 19th century of Bristol in South West England because influential men in the city wanted to create a paternalist local idol.Colston was a slave trader whose work as an official in the Royal African Company directly involved him in the enslavement of 84,000 Africans â€“ 19,000 of whom died in the â€œmiddle passageâ€? across the Atlantic. But the Victorian elite ignored this. For them, he was simply a philanthropist and a paternalist â€“ a respectable figure.Edward Colston was responsible for 100,000 people being moved from Africa to the Caribbean as slaves. 20,000 died en route. The statue shouldnt have been taken down in the way it was. But it should have been removed from our streets a long time ago. pic.twitter.com/1vkhE0khan— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) June 8, 2020 The late-Victorian period saw a mass of statues going up across Europe in part of what the...Read more

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