A controversial statue finally gets taken down and dumped into the river. Although more appropriate would be recover statue and place in an appropriate museum. It has no meaning being out on streets as a daily negative reminder to citizens passing by with a statue displaying a reminder of: 'guess who owned you and your ancestors.'
I added the question and answer posts since it is explained of why the action was taken.
Protesters in Bristol, England, on June 7 pulled down the statue of Edward Colston, who made his fortune through slavery and was on the board of the Royal African Company in the 17th century.
Which raises the question: why was that statue there in the first place?
When it was erected in 1895 he was known as a politician and philanthropist. But 30 years later an historian discovered he had traded in slaves. It became therefore controversial, the arguments for it was that all merchants were involved in this industry at that time and it was condemned by nobody back then, they held onto his work in establishing hospitals. But he was right in the thick of it, that's basically how he made his break, so the slavery thing loomed over it for a long time. They tried to put a plaque explanation, but that caused debates too. A black historian on the BBC says it should be put in the museum and explained to people. I think that's best. Now with the graffiti too, can talk about all aspects of it.
'Sambos' restaurant name be gone and to eventually be replaced with a different name for the restaurant.
The only remaining location of a historic breakfast chain in Santa Barbara is changing its name after thousands of people petitioned against its use of a racial epithet.
The owners of Sambo's on W. Cabrillo Blvd. haven't decided on a new name yet, but agreed that it was time for the 63-year-old restaurant to take action amid nationwide protests against police brutality and widespread racism. On Thursday, staff began to temporarily cover the bubble-lettered sign with symbols demonstrating peace and love.
"Our family has looked into our hearts and realize that we must be sensitive when others whom we respect make a strong appeal. So today we stand in solidarity with those seeking change and doing our part as best we can," Chad and Michelle Stevens wrote in a joint statement on the restaurant's Facebook page.
When the restaurant was established in 1957, founders Sam Battistone — Chad's grandfather — and Newell Bohnett chose the title because it combined the first three letters of Battistone's name and the last two of Bohnett's. The term is a derogatory slur against black and indigenous people, and the decision forced several locations to close or rename throughout the 1980s, according to the Santa Barbara Independent.
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