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    Statue Of Protester Is Removed In England, One Day After Replacing Slave Trader

    Officials in Bristol say the artist didn't have approval to erect the work on the plinth where the Edward Colston statue used to stand. The mayor says the search for a replacement will not be rushed.
    by Colin Dwyer Jul 16, 2020 2 minutes
    During its daylong stay on the plinth in Bristol, the statue attracted widespread attention — which is clear from the number of people who visited the work while it was still up Wednesday.

    Well, that did not last long.

    Just over 24 hours after the sculpture of a Black Lives Matter protester , the British city has pulled it down. Local officials removed artist Marc Quinn's statue of Jen Reid on Thursday morning, ending its brief stint atop a plinth that previously

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