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Originally Posted by BenMcr
And there are reasons for that. Whatever else Nelson achieved, he was pro the status quo of the slave trade:
https://www.historyextra.com/period/...rce-dark-side/
Now the context of that is that within his strata of society, that was the prevalent view. However it shouldn't now stop us from re-evaluating how we celebrate historical figures with additional knowledge.
Should all monuments to those who held views we don't now agree with be taken down? No. Should we have reasoned and rational debate about them? Yes. |
that monument is part of black history, it depicts black people fighting at Trafalgar.