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6 Feb 2021 Black Lives Matter activists are targeting statues and other memorials to Captain James Cook, the great British explorer who charted much of Newfoundland, Australia, New Zealand, and Hawaii, for removal. The Yorkshireman is one of many great Britons who had made his way on to the sprawling ‘Topple the Racists’ hit-list compiled by the already-out-of-date Stop Trump Coalition. Its targets have previously included the likes of Sir Francis Drake, the English mariner who defeated the...

Captain Cook memorials in Britain added to ‘topple the racists’ list We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Dominic Penna Save Normal text size Advertisement London: Statues of Captain Cook in Britain are under scrutiny after campaigners added the “genocidal” explorer to a national hit list. Two statues in London and Whitby - his hometown, two museums and a pub are among 125 landmarks and tributes that activists want renam...

Several monuments commemorating the 18th Century English sailor have been added to a hitlist drawn up by anti-racism campaigners.

Captain Cook statues under threat as BLM campaigners add explorer to hit list Statues in London and Whitby and a pub among 125 controversial landmarks and tributes activists want removed or renamed 3 February 2021 • 9:00pm The statue of Captain James Cook on the south side of The Mall in London Credit: Julian Simmonds for The Telegraph Statues of Captain Cook are under threat after Black Lives Matter campaigners added the "genocidal" explorer to a national hit list. Two statues in London and ...

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