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Radio Bristol,5 mins
The future of Bristol's most notorious statue
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The Edward Colston Statue is now on permanent display at the M-Shed. It's after a public consultation about what should happen to the statue of Colston, a man involved in the trade in enslaved people during the 17th century. Almost 14,000 people gave their views. The statue made worldwide news when it was torn down, rolled across the centre of town and thrown into the harbour in 2020. Âé¶¹Éç Radio Bristol’s Joe Sims and Joe Lemer find out what’s happening to it now.
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