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Cecil Rhodes Will Not Fall: Oxford College Says Statue Will Stay


Oxford University college will not take down the statue of colonialist Cecil Rhodes.
England:
An Oxford University college said Thursday it will not take down a controversial statue of the 19th-century colonialist Cecil Rhodes, despite having backed its removal.
Oriel College voted last year in favour of removing the statue but said it would now not do so due to regulatory and financial challenges .
In light of the considerable obstacles to removal, Oriel s governing body has decided not to begin the legal process for relocation of the memorials, it added.
The four-year campaign to remove the statue was reignited by the global explosion of Black Lives Matter demonstrations last year, following the killing in the United States of African-American George Floyd by a police officer. ....

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