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Toppled statue of UK slave trader replaced with Black Lives Matter figure

Statue called A Surge of Power (Jen Reid) 2020, in Bristol, England

Statue called A Surge of Power (Jen Reid) 2020, in Bristol, England Source: AAP

Residents in the English city of Bristol have woken to discover a new landmark - a statue of a Black Lives Matter protestor on the plinth previously occupied by a statue of a prominent slave trader.



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