Via Wikimedia CommonsPolitics / NewsPolitics / NewsThis map shows the racist statues that need toppling near youFollowing the removal of a slave trader monument by protesters in Bristol, activists are now determined to erase the rest of the UK’s colonialist statuesShareLink copied ✔️June 9, 2020June 9, 2020Text Brit Dawson Until Sunday (June 7), Edward Colston – a man responsible for transporting over 80,000 Africans into slavery – was enjoying his 125th year immortalised as a statue in Bristol. A controversial figure looming over the city, the abhorrent slave trader was finally toppled from his pedestal over the weekend and hurled into the harbour by Black Lives Matter protesters. The video footage from the event is one of the most joyous moments from the urgent demonstrations against police brutality and systemic racism, sparked by the murder of George Floyd two weeks ago. Inspired by Bristol’s historic triumph, the Stop Trump Coalition – a group established to protest the US president’s visit to the UK in 2017 – has launched a new website called Topple the Racists, which shows you which colonist monuments need destroying near you. Yesterday #BlackLivesMatter protestors in Bristol tore down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston and made history. ✊ pic.twitter.com/0RjjBFU1XI— Novara Media (@novaramedia) June 8, 2020 “We believe these statues and other memorials to slave owners and colonialists need to be removed so Britain can finally face the truth about its past – and how it shapes our present,” the website explains. As well as discovering racist statues near them, visitors can also add problematic monuments to the map. Each statue has a location and brief description of the person it memorialises, as well as external links for more info, and to petitions that have been set up to remove the figure. Monuments featured include Edinburgh’s statue of Henry Dundas, who was responsible for delaying the abolition of slavery in 1792 – sign the petition for its removal here; the statues of slave pioneers, Francis Drake, Robert Blake, and Horatio Nelson, at Goldsmiths College in London; and the University of Oxford’s notorious statue of imperialist Cecil Rhodes, which campaigners have been trying to get removed for years – petition here. See the full map here. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.Trending9 great films you can watch on YouTube for freeFrom a lesbian cult classic to a ‘femcel thriller’, here’s our eclectic round-up of the best films you can stream in full on YouTube right nowFilm & TV Nike FashionNike celebrates the culture of U.S. soccerHEYDUDEFashionHEYDUDE wants you to be outside this summerArt & PhotographyWild photos of Melbourne’s multiplying ‘dyke’ dancefloorsBeauty‘Bruises have a beautiful colour palette’: The rise of injury tattoosBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaBeauty‘It always comes back to her face’: Marcelo Gutierrez on Madonna’s beautyMusicOlivia Rodrigo: ‘A breakup can be an opportunity to redirect your life’BeautyThe sexiest flesh-baring Instagram accounts you need to followEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy