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

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
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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.