Statue of Slave Trader Toppled by BLM Protesters to Go on Public Display

Protesters throwing the statue of Edward Colston into Bristol harbour during a Black Lives Matter protest rally in Bristol, England, on June 7, 2020. Ben Birchall/PA Media

The toppled statue of slave trader Edward Colston is to go on public display in Bristol.

The bronze memorial to the 17th-century merchant was pulled down from its plinth during a Black Lives Matter protest on June 7 last year in the wake of the murder of George Floyd in the United States.