John Legend has said that only statues of people who deserve to be revered by the public should remain on display. The death of George Floyd and subsequent Black Lives Matter protests have reignited debate over whether monuments to controversial British colonial figures should remain standing.
The US singer-songwriter, 41, said it was impossible for people in both the UK and US to avoid confronting their respective histories.
Speaking on The One Show via video link, he said: “All of us are having to grapple with our histories but one thing we can’t do is avoid talking about history. “We have to know our history, we have to know the context. “I think when it comes to statues, we should only have statues up in public places of people that the
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