Rejected petition Petition to take down statues of all slave traders in the UK

We want all of the statues of Slave Traders removed. They represent the painful history of Slavery by uplifting the disgusting British Slave Traders that stole people from all over Africa.

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Rather than being placed on a pedestal which has been used as a way of "honour" throughout history, these people do not deserve that recognition, and instead belong in Museums as educational tools.

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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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Date submitted 11 June 2020
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