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Oxford s Rhodes statue and the bogus argument against its fall | Letters

Martin Platt says history not censored by the removal of monuments, while Richard Pantlin of the Oxford Zimbabwe Arts Partnership expresses his disappointment over Oriel College’s decision ‘The statue does not record history; that is in archives, documents, imagery, books and minds,’ writes Martin Platt. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Reuters ‘The statue does not record history; that is in archives, documents, imagery, books and minds,’ writes Martin Platt. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Reuters Letters Mon 24 May 2021 13.14 EDT Last modified on Mon 24 May 2021 13.16 EDT Here we go again – the bogus argument that removing statues is “censoring history”, as parroted by Gavin Williamson and some bloke at the Policy Exchange thinktank (Oxford college criticised for refusal to remove Cecil Rhodes statue, 20 May). Let us remind ourselves why statues and monuments are erected – to celebrate a person or an event. That is why Rhodes’ statue is on t

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