There's never been a worse time to be a statue of an old racist dude.
The global protests against systemic racism and police brutality, in solidarity with the U.S. Black Lives Matter movement as well as individual nations' own institutional issues, have been spreading and strengthening since the death of George Floyd, who died after an officer kneeled on his neck for nearly 9 minutes on May 25. The protests have already had a tangible effect on policy decisions and public opinion, but one of the most visible achievements of the protests has been the toppling, defacing, and even removal by authorities, of racist monuments and statues. Read more...
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