The statue of the 17th-century slave trader Edward Colston that was thrown into Bristol’s harbor amid anti-racism protests was retrieved from the water on June 11 by the city council, who said it would be taken to a “secure location.”
Video from June 7 showed the Colston statue being thrown in the harbor and a crowd cheering as it sank.
Bristol City Council said the statue could not remain in what was a working harbor.
It said the statue would later form part of city’s museums collection.
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