Statue of Black Lives Matter protester appears on Edward Colston plinth in Bristol
A sculpture of protester Jen Reid appeared early on Wednesday where the statue of Edward Colston had been
Ms Reid had been photographed standing on the empty plinth after the Colston statue was toppled during the march.He said the black resin statue - called A Surge of Power - was a"temporary public installation". Ms Reid said that the sculpture was important because it helped"keep the journey towards racial justice and equity moving".
Bristol residents stopped to take photographs of the sculpture after it appeared on Wednesday morning
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