Enslaved African man's headstone in Bristol vandalised
The headstone of an African man who was enslaved in the 18th Century has been smashed in two.A local councillor said he believed it was a"retaliation attack" for the recentAvon and Somerset Police said it was investigating after receiving a report of criminal damage.Scipio Africanus was an African servant of the 7th Earl of Suffolk.
"We have seen war memorials defaced and statues vandalised and I have to wonder where this will end," he said. Speaking during a Facebook Live Q&A, he said the"iconic piece of Bristol's history" had been"smashed in two".
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