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Edward Colston, c.1905-10 - Fred Little RP Postcard

https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/edward-colston-c-1905-10-fred-little-rp-postcard-235516381.htm

#EdwardColston #Bristol #Art

Edward Colston, c.1905-10 - Fred Little RP Postcard

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#EdwardColston #Bristol #Art

The controversial statues that have lost their place.

From Denmark’s busty mermaid statue to Cristiano Ronaldo, toppled slave traders and stolen Paddington Bears, Euronews takes a look at the statues around the world that have vanished, been relocated, or quietly removed.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250814-the-controversial-statues-that-have-lost-their-place?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Statues #BigMermaid #EdwardColston #Ronaldo #PaddingtonBear #RobertMilligan #FranciscoFranco #HenrykJankowski #EugeniuszMakulski #MelaniaTrump #DavidDePury #Denmark #UK #Poland #Slovenia

#Bristol: une réinstallation critique exemplaire de la statue de l’esclavagiste #EdwardColston.
Déboulonnée lors du mouvement #BlackLivesMatter, la statue de l'esclavagiste #EdwardColston est exposée au M-Shed Museum de Bristol.
https://histoirecoloniale.net/bristol-une-reinstallation-critique-exemplaire-de-la-statue-de-lesclavagiste-edward-colston/
via @jcbuttier.

@bobjmsn

The #BritishMonarchy should apologize for #slavery...and have an independent body investigate

s/:"#EdwardColston...threw thousands of #slaves into the sea, so naturally the British built a statue of him that stood proudly in #Bristol for 125 years...
he transferred £1,000 of shares in the slave-trading Royal #African Company to #King William III in 1689...
[King] #Charles has been urged to apologise as a matter of self-preservation - and principle too."/s

https://normalislandnews.substack.com/p/king-charles-iii-urged-to-apologise?r=12u3ju&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

@bobjmsn

The #BritishMonarchy should apologize for #slavery...and have an independent body investigate

s/:"#EdwardColston...threw thousands of #slaves into the sea, so naturally the British built a statue of him that stood proudly in #Bristol for 125 years...
he transferred £1,000 of shares in the slave-trading Royal #African Company to #King William III in 1689...
[King] #Charles has been urged to apologise as a matter of self-preservation - and principle too."/s

https://normalislandnews.substack.com/p/king-charles-iii-urged-to-apologise?r=12u3ju&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

I also love a good protest - Bristol has become famous for them. I made this photo at an 'All Lives Matter' protest one week after the statue of slave trader Edward Colston was pulled from this plinth and thrown into the harbour.

#Bristol #ProtestPhotography #DocumentaryPhotography #EdwardColston #Statue

Quick Roundup: Bristol Cases
This week has seen a number of cases from the rebellious city come before the dock related to both clashes with police and the 2020 toppling of Edward Colston's statue. The Colston Four have been getting a particularly well publicised court showing, while a trickle of other verdicts are coming in related
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2021/12/18/quick-roundup-bristol-cases/
#BLM #Bristol #BristolABC #ColstonFour #EdwardColston #PrisonerSupport #Riots #RyanRoberts

#BLM #protesters topple #statue of #Bristol #SlaveTrader #EdwardColston | #UK news | The Guardian

Good.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jun/07/blm-protesters-topple-statue-of-bristol-slave-trader-edward-colston

#BlackLivesMatter

Splash #EdwardColston

The statue of the slave trader is no longer on a pedestal. 🌊

https://twitter.com/bbcrb/status/1269644536281776128