Edward Colston county Bristol and Edward Colston county Bristol

National Trust remove Dunham Massey statue of black man 'that caused upset and distress'

Reading now: 514
manchestereveningnews.co.uk

hereIt says it is now making plans about how to address this history in a way that 'fully acknowledges the appalling histories of slavery and the slave trade'.It comes after Black Lives Matter demonstrators in Bristol pulled down the controversial statue of a 17th century slave trader, Edward Colston, which has been in the city centre since 1895.The life-size lead statue at Dunham Massey was devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford, according to the Trust's website.It was created by 18th century sculptor Andrew Carpenter as part of a series “representing the continents”.The National Trust said: "The statue has caused upset and distress because of the way it depicts a black person and because of its prominence at.

Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The website starsalert.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA