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Natural History museum will review Charles Darwin exhibitions because HMS Beagle was ‘colonialist’

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Now Charles Darwin gets cancelled: Natural History museum will review ‘offensive’ exhibitions about the Father of Evolution because HMS Beagle’s Galapagos voyage was ‘colonialist’ Natural History museum warns its Charles Darwin exhibits ‘may be offensive’ in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests  Museum execs ordered review into museum’s links to slavery and colonialism  Collections under review … Read more

Museum and arts centre where British colonialist Cecil Rhodes was born is changing its name

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An arts centre and museum, which includes the house in which controversial colonialist Cecil Rhodes was born, has changed its name following Black Lives Matter protests. The Rhodes Art Complex in Bishop’s Stortford, Herts, has severed its 82 year link to the controversial imperial figure, who was born in the building which now houses Bishop’s … Read more

Cecil Rhodes WILL fall: Oriel College in Oxford opts to remove statue of British colonialist

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Cecil Rhodes WILL fall: Oriel College in Oxford opts to remove statue of British colonialist – less than 24 hours after latest protests through the city in wake of BLM movement By Henry Martin For Mailonline Published: 20:04 BST, 17 June 2020 | Updated: 20:14 BST, 17 June 2020 The Cecil Rhodes statue at Oxford’s … Read more