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Cecil Rhodes WILL fall: Oriel College in Oxford opts to remove statue of British colonialist

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Cecil Rhodes WILL fall: Oriel College in Oxford opts to remove statue of British colonialist – less than 24 hours after latest protests through the city in wake of BLM movement By Henry Martin For Mailonline Published: 20:04 BST, 17 June 2020 | Updated: 20:04 BST, 17 June 2020 The Cecil Rhodes statue at Oxford’s … Read more

BLM: Protest in Oxford before Cecil Rhodes statue meeting

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Black Lives Matter protesters have marched through the streets of Oxford today as senior college board members prepare to discuss the future of a monument to Cecil Rhodes. The ardent imperialist  and mining magnate in southern Africa is one of dozens of names appearing on a list of statues protesters want to see removed for their … Read more

Black Lives Matter protesters march through Oxford ahead of meeting on Cecil Rhodes statue’s future

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Black Lives Matter protesters have marched through the streets of Oxford today as senior college board members prepare to discuss the future of a monument to Cecil Rhodes. The ardent imperialist  and mining magnate in southern Africa is one of dozens of names appearing on a list of statues protesters want to see removed for their … Read more

First ever black head of Oxford College calls for statue of Cecil Rhodes to be removed

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Labour peer Baroness Amos who will be first black head of Oxford College demands statue of ‘white supremacist’ Cecil Rhodes is removed – as university’s vice-chancellor refuses to comment but says ‘we must confront our past’ Baroness spoke after a large demonstration was held outside Oriel College She says that there is no excuse to … Read more

Nelson Mandela ‘would not have wanted Cecil Rhodes’s Oriel College statue to fall’

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Anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela would not have wanted colonialist Cecil Rhodes’ statue to be taken down, a university boss has claimed. After thousands of anti-racism protestors gathered outside Oxford University’s Oriel College with the simple message ‘Rhodes Must Fall’ on Tuesday, vice-chancellor Prof Louise Richardson said the former South African president would have disagreed with the clamour. … Read more

Oxford University chancellor Chris Patten accuses Cecil Rhodes statue protesters of ‘hypocrisy’

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The chancellor of Oxford University has hit out at the ‘hypocrisy’ around protests to remove a statue of imperialist Cecil Rhodes. Lord Chris Patten, who has no power to remove the Rhodes statue at Oxford University’s Oriel College, said a trust set up after the mining magnate’s death pays for the education of more than … Read more

Oxford council leader backs Cecil Rhodes statue removal

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A council leader has invited Oxford University’s Oriel College to remove the statue of imperialist Cecil Rhodes, which has been at the centre of a long-running row. Susan Brown, leader of Oxford City Council, has expressed her support for the Black Lives Matter movement, stating she has a ‘great deal of sympathy’ for the newly-revived … Read more