The City of London is considering removing statues associated with Britain’s slave trading past. The London’s Financial District is trying to gauge public appetite for the removal of statues and other landmarks which have historic links to slavery and racism.
The consultation has taken place over three months and could lead to the renaming of buildings and streets.
Andrien Meyers, the co-chair of the City’s Tackling Racism Taskforce, said: « We know that historical symbols continue to have an impact today and we want to understand how people feel about this aspect of our cultural history ».
This is not the first time that the City has come under fire from the Black Lives Matter movement:
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