Photo: ReutersMore than 1000 protesters have converged on a college at Oxford University, chanting "take it down" and "shame on you" to demand the removal of a statue of 19th century British colonialist Cecil Rhodes. Dramatic images on Sunday of protesters in the port city of Bristol tearing down a statue of 17th century slave trader Edward Colston and throwing it into the harbour inspired campaigners in Oxford to seize the moment. But demonstrators said the statue of Rhodes should no longer have pride of place on the facade of Oriel College, which overlooks Oxford's High Street. Jeevan Ravindran, a student, said the statue showed the university was failing to engage with issues faced by students from ethnic minority backgrounds. A statue of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes on the side of Oriel College in Oxford.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 09, 2020 22:41 UTC