Following the Black Lives Matter protests which have been heard world wide during the last few weeks, projecting the message immediately after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis , America that took place on the 25th of May this year.
Earlier this week a statue of Edward Colston was took down and thrown into the harbor by Black Lives Matter supporters. Edward Colston was a large Merchant who transferred around 85,000 slaves on board the Royal African Company from 1680 - 1692 from West Africa to America, which is on average 7,000 slaves a year during his time with them.
Edward Colston did use his wealth to support Hospitals and business in his area of Bristol, which may be why he was still loved, overlooking the slave trade. The statue has been recovered since but not put back up yet.
After the Edward Colston incident, what appears to look like a retaliation shows a statue of a loved Jamaican poet, playwright and actor Alfred Fagon appear to have taken corrosive damage, "bleaching" the stone.
Alfred Fagon was the first black man to have his figure elected in the honor of the city, for Bristol.
It is being investigated as criminal damage and vandalism as inquires continue.
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