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Europe confronts colonial past with statue protests

AFP, 10 Jun 2020
The death of unarmed black man George Floyd in US police custody has triggered outrage worldwide, and reignited debate over Colonial-era monuments. In London and Antwerp authorities have removed monuments that have long been a target of activists. Elsewhere, protesters have taken matters into their own hands, sometimes pulling statues down themselves.

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