“To this end, the future of the plinth and what is installed on it must be decided by the people of Bristol.”
Just one day after replacing a statue of a controversial 17th century British slave trader, a sculpture of a Black Lives Matter protester was removed by authorities amid a heated debate over the removal of confederate statues.
The statue of protester Jen Reid, created by sculptor Marc Quinn, was placed on Wednesday in honor of the movement’s mission to dismantle racism and police brutality across the globe.
The Bristol city council took to Twitter on Thursday to announce the removal of the sculpture.
“This morning we removed the sculpture. It will be held at our museum for the artist to collect or donate to our collection.
