Consultation identifies ‘several potential future uses’ of Bristol church A CONSULTATION on the future of All Saints’, Corn Street, in Bristol — believed to be the burial place of the 17th-century slave trader Edward Colston — “has identified several potential future uses” for the historic building. The Grade II listed ...

A consultation on the future of All Saints’, Corn Street, in Bristol — believed to be the burial place of the 17th-century slave trader #EdwardColston — “has identified several potential future uses” for the historic building

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In 1895 on #ThisDayInHistory a statue of #SlaveTrader #EdwardColston was unveiled in #Bristol, UK. Despite Colston's ownership of the #RoyalAfricanCompany, which enslaved about 100,000 West Africans, it stayed there until #AntiRacist activists dumped it in the harbour in 2020.

Kind words from DJ Rick Stuart when he played The Felling on his radio show #EdwardColston

Five years 2 the day since activists in Bristol threw ropes around the bronze statue of slave trader, #EdwardColston & pulled it from the plinth where it'd stood since 1895. I’ve released new song & video 2day. Headphone listening recommended youtu.be/LtUvDLBR71k

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Updated ‘Google map’ showing the statue of Edward Colton in its new position underwater! From five years ago.

Happy anniversary to whoever made this. Gave me such a laugh five years ago 🫶 #edwardcolston #resist #socialistsaturday #socialisteveryday

New single release for 5th anniversary of the pulling down of a slave trader’s statue. Official video comes out on Sunday June 8th #EdwardColston #edwardcolstonstatue #storysongs #protestsongs

Legacies of British Slave Ownership - Prof Catherine Hall For too long the abolition of the Atlantic slave trade in 1807 and slavery in the British colonies in the Americas in 1833 have dominated the ways in which B...

Catherine Hall explores the toppling of #EdwardColston, the “disavowal” of history and who is or is not remembered.

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Portret van Edward Colston

Op deze dag in 1636 werd #EdwardColston geboren in Bristol. Hij werd succesvol handelsman, held van het VK. Intussen echter in verband gebracht met #slavernij. In 2020 werd hij in de ban gedaan. Bijna al zijn sporen in de openbare ruimte zijn uitgewist. Ook de vruchten van zijn liefdadigheid.

Edward Colston: good or bad guy? Or both? - Discutafel Edward Colston's damaged statue was revealed in a display in M Shed, Bristol. Podcaster Ivonne Smit is cited in the Sunday Times about this topic.

Keep conversations open. Let’s repect everybody's thoughts in complex social issues, and talk. Podcaster Ivonne Smit is cited in the Sunday Times about her view, one day after a damaged statue of #EdwardColston has been revealed in #Bristol.

Special commission #StainedGlassSunday replacement of #EdwardColston #memorial #StMaryRedcliffe #Bristol

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Edward Colston: Bristol slave trader statue 'was an affront' But the prime minister describes the toppling of Edward Colston's statue as a "criminal act".

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Bronze statue of #EdwardColston pulled down and thrown into the harbour by protesters on Sunday: Prime Minister #BorisJohnson described it as a "criminal act

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Bet there’s some sweaty palms at Merchant Venturer HQ tonight...

Not only was Edward Colston a member, but they continue to enjoy the immense wealth and power they accrued from the slave trade to this day.

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