One year on from the toppling of slaver Edward Colston's statue what impact has it had in Bristol?
Since then, statues in other countries that reflect colonial histories have been pulled down too, and a petition has been started by Bristol City Council to see what the public wants to do with Colston's statue permanently. But how did its removal affect people in the city?"It was an important part of history, something I'll be telling my grandchildren about," said DJ Angel Mel, 41, said the event had given her greater insight into her identity.
"Every time I walk past that plinth I remember what happened and how it divided the city and how we are now in a process of healing."when officers were attacked on 21 March."I don't condone cancel culture, however I think we should welcome change," said Conservative activist Samuel Williams, 34, said he was disappointed there had not been "substantial change" in thinking around race relations since the statue came down.
"Since then, we still don't have representatives who listen and learn, because of this, we will continue to see these types of lawlessness.""I've always felt uncomfortable about statues and signs of the empire and colonialism on the streets", said John Ridley whose children are dual heritage, 63, said the forced removal of the statue was a tipping point in how the city thinks about racism that "we can never go back from".
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