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Oxford (UK), 12 June, EFE/EPA, (Camera: Andy Rain).- The 'Rhodes Must Fall' campaign, part of the Black Lives Matter movement, demands the removal of the statue of the 19th century British imperialist, politician Cecil Rhodes, located at the Oriel Collge, in Oxford. The activists told the media that Rhodes was a19th century businessman and politician in southern Africa who represented white supremacy and was steeped in colonialism and racism. FOOTAGE OF THE STATUE OF BRITISH IMPERIALIST POLITICIAN CECIL RHODES AT ORIEL COLLEGE IN OXFORD, UK
Protesters gather at Oxford University to campaign for the removal of a statue of 19th-century British imperialist Cecil Rhodes. Rhodes claimed the region of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe and Zambia) on behalf of the Crown in the late 19th century. The protest comes after demonstrators pulled down a statue of a leading slave trader during an anti-racism protest in the southwest English city of Bristol on Sunday. IMAGES
Richmond, June 20 (EFE/EPA) .- Supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement gathered Saturday around general Robert E. Lee's monument in Richmond to demand that it be removed.Some protesters arrived at the scene carrying firearms.Protests over the death of African-American George Floyd at the hands of a policeman in Minnesota have caused statues to be dismantled by several cities honoring those who advocated slavery, racism, and racial segregation in the United States. (Camera: MICHAEL REYNOLDS)FOOTAGE SHOWS THE PROTEST IN RICHMOND, US.
London, Oct 12 (EFE).- Young activists from the Extinction Rebellion group stained red paint Tuesday on the statue of Christopher Columbus outside the Spanish embassy in London. In the statement sent to EFE, the group demanded the removal of Columbus statue as it represented the beginning of the "European invasion" of America in 1492, which caused numerous deaths among the indigenous people. (Camera: JORGE HINOJOSA).SHOT LIST: ACTIVISTS FROM THE EXTINCTION REBELLION GROUP PROTEST NEAR THE STATUE OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS OUTSIDE THE SPANISH EMBASSY IN LONDON, UK.
Santo Domingo Oct 12 (EFE).- Dozens of people gathered Tuesday under the statue of Christopher Columbus in Santo Domingo, to demand the removal of the monument on the Day of the Indigenous Resistance, commemorated in several Latin American countries."We don't want Columbus here," said protesters during the first protest ever called in the Dominican Republic against the glorification of the explorer. (Camera: MARIA MONTECELOS). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE PROTEST TO DEMAND THE REMOVAL OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS STATUS IN SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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