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Sharron | Report | 15 Jul 2021 13:09 |
I can see what the idea was behind toppling the statue of that slave trader,whose name I have forgotten, into Bristol docks but the fact that I can't now even remember his name must show how relevant the individual was. |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 15 Jul 2021 13:42 |
I assure you Sharron that the late Edward Colston, born in Bristol was well known to most of the city's population. Other than his statue there are various roads (still) named after him while the large and magnificent concert hall was named after him until recently when it became "The Bristol Beacon" after a large scale update. |
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nameslessone | Report | 15 Jul 2021 13:58 |
Rollo has not mentioned the school (public) founded by Edward Colston in 1710. |
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Caroline | Report | 15 Jul 2021 14:01 |
The thing is toppling the statue hasn't changed anything really has it? We're suddenly changing street names etc here and to what end....spending far more doing that than educating people as to why these people wouldn't be acceptable in today's society. If we had loads of spare money just lying around fair enough but I'm pretty sure no country does. |
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nameslessone | Report | 15 Jul 2021 14:02 |
Caroline |
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Sharron | Report | 15 Jul 2021 14:46 |
Like the majority of people,I don't live in Bristol. |
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BarbinSGlos | Report | 15 Jul 2021 15:33 |
we must not forget the black tribes captured other black tribes then sold them as slaves to the traders |
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JustGinnie | Report | 15 Jul 2021 15:36 |
I'm with Sharron on this, I have never been to Bristol and know very little about Colston. I did watch the series "A House Through Time " so the little I know comes from that. |
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LaGooner | Report | 15 Jul 2021 15:47 |
We cannot change the past but we can learn from it and change the future |
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Caroline | Report | 15 Jul 2021 16:32 |
Agreed LaGooner but by destroying things that represent the past they are trying to change it. As BarbinGlos says white men didn't go into Africa to get the slaves, two wrongs don't make a right but the whole story is that. Let's not forget the Romans they went around the World taking slaves in many cases, are we knocking everything down in Rome? The Spanish not only invaded but killed are we destroying everything in Barcalona? The list is endless...and then we can start on Men belittling women and the wealth they made.....The Irish being denied basic rights....Northerners and Southerners....where do we stop and say this is the point we're making History new and acceptable again? |
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nameslessone | Report | 15 Jul 2021 16:35 |
Didn’t the Moors invade Southern Europe? |
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LaGooner | Report | 15 Jul 2021 16:50 |
Slavery still goes on now. I agree Caroline destroying things from the past is trying to change history,we should look at them and learn |
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Sharron | Report | 15 Jul 2021 17:39 |
Of course, when Edward Colston who I have now Googled, was carrying out his nefarious trade, the country was still engaged in debate as to whether black men had souls and the world was still full of great unknowns. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 15 Jul 2021 20:50 |
The wonderful David Olusoga is on BBC1 at 9pm, talking about how nurses and doctors from overseas have been arriving in the UK, for 70 years, to keep our NHS running. |
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