#Colston

I am sceptical that the university of Edinburgh has much evidence of a building being named after the famous 18th century Enlightenment philosopher David Hume causing 'distress' to contemporary students.
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Today marks one month since George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, died after a white police officer knelt on his neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds. One month ago,
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This reminded me of a thread I've been meaning to make for while about another aspect of @QMUL /East End history that doesn't get enough attention, namely QMUL's links to
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A thread about Establishment wealth, reparations, & why the Tories will *always* defend the statues of slavers & Empire racists… #Colston #reparations #ColonialViolence #resist #slavery #BlackLivesMatter This chap
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A brief history of Martinique in three destroyed statuesI. A few days ago, the mayor of Fort-de-France, capital of the French Caribbean island of Martinique, announced that the statue of
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Welcome to the end of year Brendan thread. I am going to post every Brendan I have in my phone (253). They're literally just going to appear in the order
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This is a #TwitterTakeover for #TakeoverTuesday by @SSAPYouth, we are a highly driven and critical network of young leaders from diverse backgrounds, our topic today: What To Do About Picton?THREAD
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'Virtual Fireside Chat' with Manroe Berghof and Lady ShillThe meeting had been organised by Macquarie’s LGBT network group - a flagship event with Manroe and Lady Shill - a pair
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THREAD: As the Statues Fall: A Conversation about Monuments and the Power of MemoryFeaturing: @lavaughnbelle, @silverjackson, Dell Upton, and Tsione Wolde-MichaelModerated by: @tichecain Sponsored by: @SAPIENS_org, @SbaArch, @CIAMS_CornellL
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