One year on: how the Colston Moment changed Bristol but is the ultimate distraction He died 300 years ago this year - we’re still talking about Edward Colston when we’ve got immediate issues in this city?
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His big right hand slapped the now-famous plaque on the now-famous empty plinth. “This is the biggest distraction going,” he said.
Edward Colston statue: everything that has happened in the past year
So much has happened since then
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Exactly a year ago today (June 7), protesters pulled down the statue of slave trader Edward Colston.
Since that momentous day in Bristol - which was part of a global movement to challenge racism - a lot has happened.
The Bristol things named after Edward Colston that have changed their name in the past year
We find out what has happened to them
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The statue of Edward Colston was pulled down by protesters in Bristol city centre exactly a year ago today.
Since then, the city has been experiencing what has become known as the de-Colstonification of Bristol.
The bronze memorial to Edward Colston - the 17th century merchant - had stood in the city since 1895, but was pulled from its plinth during the demonstration on June 7 last year.
This is how Edward Colston s statue will be displayed in Bristol This is about starting a conversation with the city
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The statue of slave trader Edward Colston is to go on public display for the first time since it was toppled from its plinth a year ago and thrown into Bristol’s docks.
And the authorities behind the new presentation said they hope the temporary display at the M-Shed museum in the city centre will be a ‘starting point’ to begin a conversation about what to do next with the statue, and with how Bristol wrestles with its past as a city at the forefront of the transatlantic slave trade.