enslavement of africans around twenty thousand of whom are said to have died as a direct result of colston's involvement in the slave trade well some locals are now calling the move pointless for the statue to be removed altogether we got the chance to speak to racial equality computer lead just stephen morris from the english democrats party on this why have we got this statue of a man who sold millions of africans into bondage and slavery ripped operate them babies from their mother's breast separated families killed maimed and murdered millions of africans but he gave money to charity so we should have a statue of him in our town square we have to look at the full history of the of the slave trade.

african company which was involved in the slave trade residence a people need to be more aware of colston's past and are demanding a plaque mentioning his role in the slave trade which may now also calling for the statue to being removed altogether we spoke to racial equality campaign elite jasper and stephen morris from the english democrats. why are we got the statue of a man who sold millions of africans into bondage and slavery ripped african babies from their mother's breast separated families killed maimed and murdered millions of africans but he gave money to charity so we should have a statue of him in our town square we have to look at the full history of the of the slave trade this was going on for thousands of years before europeans arrived africans were enslaved africans and selling them to the arabs way before we got there and it's actually quite unfair to judge the past by today's standards and today's models so from a ates is part of the history but it really got to be showing the full history of what was going on at the time and not just to be a scene until european issue ag

held a monopoly on the trade of gold ivory and slaves and some residents want to raise awareness of colston's past city authorities have announced plans to add a second inscription to the monument they propose including a paragraph explaining about the enslavement of africans around twenty thousand of whom are said to have died as a direct result of course involvement in the slave trade some locals are now calling the move move pointless and for the stature to be removed altogether we spoke to racial equality campaign or at least just for and stephen morris from the english democrats. why have we got the statue of a man who sold millions of africans into bondage and slavery rip topic and babies from their mother's breast separated families killed maimed and murdered millions of africans but he gave money to charity so we should have a statue of him in our town square we have to look at the full history of the of the slave trade this was going on for thousands of years before europeans arrived africans were enslaved africans and selling them to the arabs way before we got there and it's actual

my name is sarah miller colston and i am the 22nd legion of the mount vernon association. the national women's organization, which has privately owned and operated george washington's estate since its purchase from the washington family in 1858. the mount vernon ladies association is a nonprofit organization, having operated continuously for the last 160 plus years. today it remains the oldest historic preservation institution in the country. the ladies association is neither sponsored by, nor beholden to the federal government, nor the state of virginia, it stands alone. its original charter having been granted in 1858, when women or not yet allowed to vote, much less capable to be considered of conducting public affairs. since those pre-civil war days, the ladies association has, without government financial support, steadfastly chartered its own course to not only restore, but to preserve and protect mount vernon for future generations. today, as we stand amidst the quiet a restored splendor of mount vernon, much as it appeared in washington's time, please note that the

to a statue that commemorates the seventeenth century merchant involved in the slave trade edward colston is a prominent figure in the city's history for his philanthropy however much of his wealth was acquired through the royal african company which was involved in the slave trade some residents want to raise awareness of course and past and city authorities have agreed to make some changes to the inscription on the monument they propose adding facts about the enslavement of thousands of africans around twenty thousand of whom are said to have died as a direct result of course and involvement in the slave trade. with many now also calling for the statue to be removed altogether we spoke to racial equality campaigner leave jasper and stephen morris from the english democrats while we got the statue of a man who sold millions of africans into bondage and slavery ripped operate them babies from their mother's breast separated families killed maimed and murdered millions of africans but he gave money to charity so we should have a statue of him in our town square we have to look at the full

these are the pictures of the colston guards who are preparing, on their way to the quadrangle in thettalion coldstrea m front rank of the 1st battalion coldstream guards. after that they will go into the private apartments of the castle where they will sit down and talk and have a cup of tea over 30 minutes. always protocol in these occasions. you don't sit down before the queen sits down and you don't eat and drink before she does and when she decides that the conversation is over and she stands up, that is when it is over, so no doubt president trump will know about the protocol. but he doesn't often observed protocol! he likes vigorous handshakes and he picks dandruff off the shoulders of french presidents. are you nervous?‘ little bit. donald trump is used to being in charge, but how will this work out if he decides he's going to shake her hand first instead of the other way round ? shake her hand first instead of the other way round? the chief of protocol will be more nervous. other way round? the chief of protocolwill be more nervous. but eve ryo ne protocolwill be more nervous