It has been almost a year and a half since protesters pulled down a Bristol statue of Edward Colston, the 17-18th century merchant and local philanthropist who, as the focus of this demonstration, was involved in the slave trade. But controversy over the city’s links to Colston live on. The “ Colston School ” has been named as such since it was founded by the local businessman in 1710. But its current leaders believe recent riots on the subject of racism mean the name must go.In a statement, the
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2021-12-07 00:00:00.0