Taking Down Statues: France Confronts Its Colonial and Slave Trade Past
June 29, 2020
June 29, 2020
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, June 29 -- Global Voices issued the following story:
While action against racism scales up across the world, France has been divided for several weeks over what to do about statues of historical figures connected to slavery and colonialism.
The death of George Floyd on May 25, in the United States, as well as the worldwide resurgence of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, have reignited the debate on systemic racism toward Black people in West . . .
While action against racism scales up across the world, France has been divided for several weeks over what to do about statues of historical figures connected to slavery and colonialism.
The death of George Floyd on May 25, in the United States, as well as the worldwide resurgence of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, have reignited the debate on systemic racism toward Black people in West . . .