statues linked to the slave trade after a wave of vandalism. The issue hit the headlines when a statue of slave trader Edward Colston was removed from its plinth in Bristol during an anti-racism protest on Sunday and thrown in the harbour.
Colston made his fortune from the Royal African Company which infamously branded slaves with its RAC initials on their chests.On Tuesday a statue of Scottish slave trader Robert Milligan was removed from its position at West India Quay in London by the local council as it was no longer deemed acceptable to the local community.The statue of William of Orange was initially targeted on Sunday after an anti-racism rally at Glasgow Green when an anti-police slogan was written on the memorial plinth.
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