Knocked off their perch: protesters target empire builders, Confederate symbols
Once feted as pioneers, some of the architects of Europe's empire building now face a backlash: anti-racism protesters are demanding their legacies be revisited and their often imposing statues be torn down and consigned to the trash heap of history. [Source]
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