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Statue wars : one summer in Bristol / directed by Francis Welch ; narrated by Noma Dumezweni ; produced by Francis Welch, Uplands Television.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rees, Marvin.
- Colston, Edward, 1636-1721--Statues.
- Colston, Edward.
- Black lives matter movement--England--Bristol.
- Black lives matter movement.
- Demonstrations--England--Bristol.
- Demonstrations.
- Slave traders--England--Bristol.
- Slave traders.
- Bristol (England)--Race relations--Political aspects.
- Bristol (England).
- Bristol (England)--History.
- Bristol (England)--Politics and government--21st century.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (60 minutes)
- Other Title:
- One summer in Bristol
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2021.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- On Sunday 7th June 2020, sparked by the horrific murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, protestors marching to support the Black Lives Matter movement tore down the statue of slave trader Edward Colston and threw it in the city's harbour. This dramatic action in Bristol thrust the city onto the global stage and put it at the forefront of last summer's bitter culture wars. Caught in the eye of this storm was Bristol's mayor Marvin Rees, the first directly elected mayor of Black African heritage of a major European city. Born and bred in Bristol and himself a descendant of enslaved people, how would he hold the city together in the face of rising tensions that threaten to explode into violent confrontation?
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed June 15, 2022).
- OCLC:
- 1336057712
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