Activists target removal of statues including Columbus and King Leopold II

Campaign against symbols of racism continues around world after Black Lives Matter protests spark global reckoning

Statues of Christopher Columbus, King Leopold II of Belgium and a hero of Irish nationalism could be the next to fall as the campaign against symbols of racism and colonialism spreads around the world.

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