'He has been called the ‘architect of Apartheid’, and he was greatly admired by Hitler. It is these things that need to be taught about the man.'
I was one of the people who was demanding the statue come down and seeing Edward Colston’s likeness being thrown into the docks encouraged me to start a petition.
However, according to leaked documents at the time, it was revealed there was also a fear that millions of pounds of alumni donations would be at stake, from those that wanted the monument to stay put. I believe that played a huge role in their decision. It felt, to me, like a message for all people of colour: you don’t belong in academia and shouldn’t feel welcome to walk the grounds of Oxford University.
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