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Supplementary #NMUKBBCChloeHarcombe "For hundreds of years, Edward Colston was celebrated and honoured by many in his home city of Bristol, but an anti-racism protest held in the city on 7 June 2020 changed that in the most dramatic way. The toppling of his statue five years ago today made headlines around the world, forcing Bristolians to examine the legacy of the 17th Century slave trader. ...
He found wealth through his work and later became an official of the Royal African Company, which held the monopoly in Britain on slave trading.
He is believed to have transported about 80,000 men, women and children from Africa to the Americas between 1672 and 1689. ...
The beginning of the end for Colston's close relationship with Bristol began thousands of miles away in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 25 May, 2020.
Police were called to a grocery store to reports of a 46-year-old man allegedly paying for a pack of cigarettes with a counterfeit $20 bill. That man was George Floyd.
Former police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Mr Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes during his arrest. Mr Floyd's pleas of "I can't breathe" as he died sent shock waves around the world - including towards Bristol.
Black Lives Matter protests sprung up across the world, calling for an end to racism and police brutality."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg4ej8j41yo
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