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Register for this online talk here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In November 2014 the Bishop of Bristol, preaching to school students, claimed that \u2018speculation\u2019 about the \u2018business roots\u2019 of the city\u2019s philanthropic icon, Edward Colston, was merely \u2018speculation\u2019. These incendiary words inspired new historical research into Colston\u2019s slave-trading activities and the origins of his role as a \u2018City Father.\u2019 They also led to the formation of the campaign group Countering Colston which challenged both the physical commemoration and memorialisation of his legacy.<\/p>\n

This talk will expose Colston\u2019s significant role in the transatlantic slave-trade and his reinvention as an icon in the Victorian period. It will then analyse the successful tactics of the Countering Colston campaign; how it countered the arguments of Colston\u2019s defenders and dealt with the elite institutions that had ideological and financial interests in his legacy.<\/p>\n

These elements were to play a critical part in public debates and a series of victories by campaigners, culminating in the toppling of the statue of Edward Colston by Black Lives Matter protestors in June 2020.<\/p>\n

This free lecture was organised by the University of Cardiff Exploring the Past<\/strong><\/a> project in collaboration with the Cardiff branch of the Historical Association<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Register for this online talk here. In November 2014 the Bishop of Bristol, preaching to school students, claimed that \u2018speculation\u2019 about the \u2018business roots\u2019 of the city\u2019s philanthropic icon, Edward Colston, was merely \u2018speculation\u2019. 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