The toppled statue of a 17th Century slave trader from England is going to be retrieved from the harbor and also going to be exhibited in a museum, Bristol City Council stated on Wednesday.
The anti-racism protesters tore down the statue of Edward Colston in Bristol last Sunday and after that, the demonstrators threw the statue into the harbor triggering a debate on the imperial past of Britain.
Edward Colston Statue to be Exhibited in a Museum
Bristol mayor Marvin Rees said Colston's statue would be retrieved and displayed alongside Black Lives Matter placards from the recent protest so the 300-year story of slavery and the fight for racial equality could be better understood.
(With agency inputs)
