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A view of the statue of slave trader Edward Colston, which was toppled during a protest on June 7, 2020 on display at the M Shed as part of the preview of “The Colston statue: What next?”, in Bristol, England, Thursday June 3, 2021. A statue of a 17th-century slave trader that was toppled during anti-racism protests in the English city of Bristol is being displayed in a museum, with visitors being asked to help decide its fate. The bronze likeness of Edward Colston was pulled from its pedestal and dumped in Bristol harbor a year ago, sparking a nationwide debate about commemoration and Britain’s slave-trading history. City workers hauled the statue out of the water and have kept it in storage ever since. (Photo by Ben Birchall/PA Wire via AP Photo)
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