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Cecil Rhodes statue in Cape City has head eliminated
Image copyright AFP A statue of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes has been decapitated in Cape Town in South Africa.The bronze bust in a city park had its head removed with an angle grinder on Sunday night or Monday morning, South African National Parks said.It is the latest monument associated with imperialism or slavery to be…
University of Oxford school recommends removal of controversial statue amid protests
The statue in question depicts a 19th century British colonialist.June 18, 2020, 1:12 PM5 min readLONDON — A college at the prestigious University of Oxford is calling for the removal of a controversial statue on campus of a 19th century British colonialist that has been the center of recent protests. The governing body of Oriel…
Oxford college backs removal of Cecil Rhodes statue
Oxford Universitys Oriel College has voted in favour of removing its statue of the Victorian imperialist Cecil Rhodesand will set up an independent inquiry into the key issues around it following a s…
