This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition REMOVE ALL STATUES OF THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SLAVE TRADE IN THE UK
We want all of the statues of slave traders and those associated with colonisation removed.
Examine all statues across the United Kingdom for links to slavery and plantation owners.
Remove them and put them in a museum to educate people about the past. Not celebrate it.
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They represent the painful history of Slavery by uplifting the disgusting British Slave Traders that stole people from all over Africa.
As a society, we have a moral obligation and duty to question why there are statues celebrating figures who committed hideous crimes to humanity.
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Decisions about individual historical monuments, statues, plaques and street names are a matter for the local authority in which they are located and private landowners, not the UK Government or Parliament.
If you want to raise concerns about a particular historical monument or statue you should contact your local authority about this.
The Local Government Association has published an advice note to help councils work to ensure all sections of the community feel heard by decision-makers and each other: https://www.local.gov.uk/topics/community-safety/statues
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Encourage and support the removal of memorials that glorify the slave trade: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325449
Create an advisory board to review public statues and decide on their removal: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325673
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