<p>Thousands of protesters took to the streets demanding the removal of the statue of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes from Oxford University college.</p>

<p>The protesters spearheading the &nbsp;"Rhodes Must Fall" movement chanted &nbsp;"take it down" and "decolonise" as they clenched their fists in memory of African-American George Floyd&nbsp;who was killed by a policeman in Minneapolis triggering worldwide outrage.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Big up everyone in Oxford demanding <a href="https://twitter.com/OrielOxford?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OrielOxford</a> take down the statue of mass murdering white supremacist Cecil Rhodes. You are educating the nation: without confronting our past, we can’t overcome today’s racism <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RhodesMustFall?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RhodesMustFall</a> <a href="https://t.co/MEHdQUospA">pic.twitter.com/MEHdQUospA</a></p>
— Owen Jones says join a union🌹 (@OwenJones84) <a href="https://twitter.com/OwenJones84/status/1270414992035270657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p>Susan Brown, Oxford city council leader, called for the removal of Cecil Rhodes statue even as local MP Layla Moran said Rhodes a "white supremacist who does not represent the values of Oxford in 2020".</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Happening now: We are hundreds of people gathered in front of the Cecil Rhodes statue in Oxford. People refuse to learn, teach and live under the shadow of slave traders, colonialists and racists.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RhodesMustFall?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RhodesMustFall</a> <a href="https://t.co/kSVEZlLg9D">pic.twitter.com/kSVEZlLg9D</a></p>
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<p>The protests over colonial statues&nbsp;have takeover over Britain in the aftermath of George Floyd's killing in the US with demonstrators defacing the statue of former British&nbsp;Prime Minister Winston Churchill in central London over racism.</p>

<p>The city council had earlier removed the statue of slave trade Robert Milligan from outside the London museum in Docklands district with mayor Sadiq Khan declaring a "review" of monuments.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Prime Minister Boris Johnson sympathising with the protesters said he &nbsp;understood the "depth of emotion", stating,"We who lead and who govern simply can't ignore those feelings because in too many cases, I am afraid, they will be founded on a cold reality." The British prime minister however cautioned against acts of vandalism.</p>

<p>Earlier, protesters had pulled down the statue of slave trader Edward Colston and thrown&nbsp;it in the harbour amid large scale anti-racism demonstration in the southwestern city of Bristol.</p>


Thousands of protesters took to the streets demanding the removal of the statue of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes from Oxford University college. The protesters spearheading the "Rhodes Must Fall" movement chanted "take it down" and "decolonise" as they clenched their fists in memory of African-American George Floyd who was killed by a policeman in Minneapolis triggering worldwide outrage.

Thousands of protesters took to the streets demanding the removal of the statue of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes from Oxford University college. The protesters spearheading the "Rhodes Must Fall" movement chanted "take it down" and "decolonise" as they clenched their fists in memory of African-American George Floyd who was killed by a policeman in Minneapolis triggering worldwide outrage. Big up everyone in Oxford demanding @OrielOxford take down the statue of mass murdering white supremacist Cecil Rhodes. You are educating the nation: without confronting our past, we can’t overcome today’s racism #RhodesMustFall pic.twitter.com/MEHdQUospA — Owen Jones says join a union🌹 (@OwenJones84) June 9, 2020 × Susan Brown, Oxford city council leader, called for the removal of Cecil Rhodes statue even as local MP Layla Moran said Rhodes a "white supremacist who does not represent the values of Oxford in 2020". Happening now: We are hundreds of people gathered in front of the Cecil Rhodes statue in Oxford. People refuse to learn, teach and live under the shadow of slave traders, colonialists and racists.#RhodesMustFall pic.twitter.com/kSVEZlLg9D — Dilar Dirik (@Dlrdrk1) June 9, 2020 × The protests over colonial statues have takeover over Britain in the aftermath of George Floyd's killing in the US with demonstrators defacing the statue of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in central London over racism. The city council had earlier removed the statue of slave trade Robert Milligan from outside the London museum in Docklands district with mayor Sadiq Khan declaring a "review" of monuments. Prime Minister Boris Johnson sympathising with the protesters said he understood the "depth of emotion", stating,"We who lead and who govern simply can't ignore those feelings because in too many cases, I am afraid, they will be founded on a cold reality." The British prime minister however cautioned against acts of vandalism. Earlier, protesters had pulled down the statue of slave trader Edward Colston and thrown it in the harbour amid large scale anti-racism demonstration in the southwestern city of Bristol.

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