Toppling of Colston statue not ‘anti-white’, Bristol mayor says in documentary
Tom Horton, PA
9 June 2021, 8:32 pm
The topping of the statue of Edward Colston was not “anti-white”, the mayor of Bristol has said in a new documentary.
Marvin Rees has featured in a new BBC programme exploring the response to the topping of the 17th century slave trader in the city.
The bronze monument to the 17th century slave trader was pulled down from its plinth during a Black Lives Matter protest on June 7 last year in the wake of the murder of George Floyd in the US.
Marvin Rees (Sam Gibson Photography/PA)