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- Crowds pulled down the statue of the founder during a BLM protest in 2020 because of his links with slavery. Since then other Bristol schools and businesses have changed their names.
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Apr 26, 2022 · A public school set up 312 years ago by the slave trader Edward Colston will be renamed in September, it has announced. From the start of the new academic year Colston School will be known...
Apr 26, 2022 · Colston School to be renamed Collegiate School, Bristol. A public school set up 312 years ago by the slave trader Edward Colston will be renamed in September, it has announced....
Jun 18, 2021 · A school named after the slave trader Edward Colston is conducting a survey to decide whether it should be renamed in light of developments in the city. Colston's School in Bristol was set up...
Oct 6, 2020 · A school named after the 17th Century slave trader Edward Colston has voted to change its name. Colston's Girls' School in Bristol said 75% of staff and students were in...
Jun 9, 2020 · A school which is named after Edward Colston has removed a statue of him and is considering changing its name. Colston's Girls' School took it down after a different statue of the...
Dec 6, 2021 · A school named after the slave trader Edward Colston is to change its name. Colston's School in Bristol was set up by the merchant in 1710 as Colston's Hospital, and the public school...
Dec 6, 2021 · A private school in Bristol founded by slave trader Edward Colston in 1710 has decided to change its name. Colston's School was established and named by the slave trader over 300 years ago and has retained the name ever since.
