Edward Colston made his fortune by violently transporting 84,000 Africans to the Caribbean. At least 19,000 died en route. Statues of racist murderers like Colston can be found in cities across Britain, so I ask the Home Secretary a simple question: does she believe that it is right that black Britons have to walk in the shadows of statues glorifying people who enslaved and murdered their ancestors—yes or no?
Public Order
Proceeding contribution from
Zarah Sultana
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 8 June 2020.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Public Order.
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