British protest demonstration Bronze statue thrown into river Exhibited at Museum of Rescue 9:13 June 11
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Local authorities withdraw from the river about a statue of a slaver who was toppled and thrown into the river during a racism protest in Britain and displayed in a museum with a placard used in the protest. Revealed the plan to do.
A Bronze statue of a merchant who had built a fortune in the slave trade in the 17th century was pulled down during a demonstration in Bristol, southwestern England, protesting the death of a black man in the United States And was thrown into the river.
On May 10, the mayor of Bristol revealed plans to lift the statue from the river and display it in a museum in the city.
In addition, a placard used in protests saying that "Black people's lives are also important" will be displayed with a statue, and the history of people who have fought for equality from the days of slave trade to the present day He explains that he can learn.
There has been a long-standing controversy over the statue about whether it should be removed or not, but masked artist Banksy will post a work depicting the scene where the statue is pulled down on his own SNS and protest. He suggested that both parties would be convinced if they could make statues of people and install them together.
In the United Kingdom, there is a growing demand for the removal of statues of persons involved in the slave trade and the renaming of roads involved in slavery.