136:
267:
307:
58:
221:
183:
102:
349:
to "review and improve diversity across London's public realm to ensure the capital's landmarks suitably reflect London's achievements and diversity". Khan said "When you look at the public realm – street names, street squares, murals – not only are there some of slavers that I think should be taken
162:
said in a statement that they would work with the
Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm to "...consider the right way forward. We recognise and understand the anger felt by the black community and are fully committed to playing our part in ending racism, discrimination and inequality".
834:
678:
739:
72:
was one of the major developers of the
Atlantic slave trade and had direct business contacts with slave agents in the Caribbean and African forts. An 18th-century lead statue of Cass by
80:
in 1980. A fibreglass replica was placed in the empty niche of the John Cass
Institute in Jewry Street in 1998. Several copies have been made; one is sited in the entrance lobby of the
76:, commissioned by the Sir John Cass Foundation, was sited for many years on Aldgate High Street, but was moved to the John Cass Institute in Jewry Street in 1869. It was removed to the
826:
670:
925:
587:
777:
618:
350:
down, and the commission will advise us on that, but actually we don’t have enough representation of people of colour, black people, women, those from the LGBT community."
1044:
894:
266:
135:
803:
320:
was an
English merchant who made part of his wealth from slavery, and part-owned a slave ship. A petition was raised for the removal of his statue outside the
346:
526:
116:
was involved with capture, transport, and sale of slaves across his career, and was particularly influential in establishing early
British slave trade.
731:
306:
1112:
1117:
211:
57:
709:
649:
557:
501:
917:
220:
771:
579:
470:
864:
704:
644:
610:
552:
496:
159:
886:
1127:
1122:
1102:
1040:
81:
1063:
182:
1097:
1082:
101:
1092:
1087:
73:
799:
282:
278:
1132:
1107:
381:
257:
173:
522:
286:
413:
401:
244:
827:"Statue of 18th century slaver Robert Milligan in east London removed after pressure from campaigners"
432:
126:
671:"Guy's Hospital considers taking down controversial statue of businessman who profited from slavery"
1077:
391:
240:
48:
1029:
321:
767:
761:
155:
142:
1019:
700:
640:
548:
492:
324:; the Museum elected to "reinterpret and contextualise" the statue in its current location.
226:
890:
405:
397:
338:
198:
1064:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/84-of-black-britons-reject-toppling-statues-w2v5hf9f8
973:
947:
856:
462:
1007:
317:
194:
1071:
1045:"With its slavery list, the National Trust makes a welcome entry to the 21st century"
1003:
113:
1049:
705:"Statue of Thomas Guy, founder of Guy's Hospital, in centre of forecourt (1385879)"
236:
918:"Sadiq Khan says London slave trader statues could be pulled down after review"
437:
409:
353:
Khan also announced a pledge to create a
National Slavery museum or memorial.
342:
151:
108:
77:
69:
611:"Petition calls for removal of Sir Francis Drake statue from Plymouth Hoe"
1024:
463:"Robert Milligan: Slave trader statue removed from outside London museum"
1033:
18:
list of public statues of individuals linked to the
Atlantic slave trade
887:"Mayor unveils commission to review diversity of London's public realm"
188:
948:"New Jersey founder Sir George Carteret to get statue in home island"
732:"BLM protesters topple statue of Bristol slave trader Edward Colston"
312:
272:
230:
146:
64:
412:. It was repeatedly defaced in 2020, in the aftermath of the
857:"Museum of the Home to keep Sir Robert Geffrye statue"
408:, was erected in 2014 to mark the 350th birthday of
974:"Jersey statue of slave trader defaced with paint"
281:, Scottish merchant and slave trader, outside the
197:, a slave trader, was toppled and thrown into the
800:"Legacy of Slavery Working Party recommendations"
285:. It was removed following a request from the
1008:"Set in Stone? Statues and Slavery in London"
523:"Statue: Sir John Cass statue – Jewry Street"
8:
457:
455:
453:
347:Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm
333:Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm
580:"Sir Francis Drake and the African Slaves"
360:
27:
1023:
160:Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
154:owned a substantial shareholding in the
766:. Simon and Schuster. 6 February 2018.
645:"Statue of Sir Francis Drake (1326211)"
449:
867:from the original on 27 September 2020
780:from the original on 27 September 2020
7:
243:, was the principal Governor of the
212:Statue of James II, Trafalgar Square
590:from the original on 22 August 2017
710:National Heritage List for England
650:National Heritage List for England
584:English Historical Fiction Authors
558:National Heritage List for England
502:National Heritage List for England
14:
928:from the original on 10 June 2020
897:from the original on 22 June 2020
837:from the original on 10 June 2020
806:from the original on 26 July 2020
681:from the original on 10 June 2020
621:from the original on 10 June 2020
529:from the original on 10 June 2020
497:"Sir John Cass College (1064654)"
825:Burford, Rachael (9 June 2020).
742:from the original on 7 June 2020
730:Siddique, Haroon (7 June 2020).
553:"Sir John Cass School (1285969)"
473:from the original on 9 June 2020
305:
265:
219:
181:
134:
100:
56:
1113:History of English colonialism
578:Vicary, Tim (4 October 2012).
82:London Metropolitan University
1:
1118:Slavery in the British Empire
916:Morris, Nigel (9 June 2020).
247:and its largest shareholder.
802:. Jesus College, Cambridge.
609:Green, Alex (9 June 2020).
400:, a loyalist of the future
94:Statue of Sir Francis Drake
1149:
283:Museum of London Docklands
382:Statue of George Carteret
363:
258:Statue of Robert Milligan
30:
1012:History Workshop Journal
299:Statue of Robert Geffrye
174:Statue of Edward Colston
74:Louis-François Roubiliac
287:Canal & River Trust
1128:Slavery-related lists
1123:British slave traders
1103:Black British history
1043:(27 September 2020).
414:George Floyd protests
245:Royal African Company
1098:Atlantic slave trade
525:. London Remembers.
433:Atlantic slave trade
404:during the reign of
370:Relation to slavery
127:Statue of Thomas Guy
37:Relation to slavery
1083:Works about slavery
392:Saint Peter, Jersey
241:James II of England
49:Statue of John Cass
1093:Statues in England
1088:Statues by subject
1041:Bennett, Catherine
1025:10.1093/hwj/dbm032
1006:(1 October 2007),
345:, established the
322:Museum of the Home
424:
423:
337:In June 2020 the
330:
329:
156:South Sea Company
114:Sir Francis Drake
63:31 Jewry Street,
1140:
1133:Lists of statues
1108:Forced migration
1054:
1036:
1027:
990:
989:
987:
985:
970:
964:
963:
961:
959:
954:. 8 January 2014
944:
938:
937:
935:
933:
913:
907:
906:
904:
902:
883:
877:
876:
874:
872:
863:. 30 June 2020.
853:
847:
846:
844:
842:
831:Evening Standard
822:
816:
815:
813:
811:
796:
790:
789:
787:
785:
758:
752:
751:
749:
747:
727:
721:
720:
719:
717:
701:Historic England
697:
691:
690:
688:
686:
667:
661:
660:
659:
657:
641:Historic England
637:
631:
630:
628:
626:
606:
600:
599:
597:
595:
575:
569:
568:
567:
565:
549:Historic England
545:
539:
538:
536:
534:
519:
513:
512:
511:
509:
493:Historic England
489:
483:
482:
480:
478:
459:
396:A statue of Sir
386:
385:
384:
361:
309:
302:
301:
300:
269:
262:
261:
260:
227:Trafalgar Square
223:
216:
215:
214:
185:
178:
177:
176:
138:
131:
130:
129:
104:
97:
96:
95:
60:
53:
52:
51:
28:
1148:
1147:
1143:
1142:
1141:
1139:
1138:
1137:
1068:
1067:
1061:
1039:
1002:
999:
997:Further reading
994:
993:
983:
981:
972:
971:
967:
957:
955:
946:
945:
941:
931:
929:
915:
914:
910:
900:
898:
893:. 9 June 2020.
891:Mayor of London
885:
884:
880:
870:
868:
855:
854:
850:
840:
838:
824:
823:
819:
809:
807:
798:
797:
793:
783:
781:
774:
763:The King's City
760:
759:
755:
745:
743:
729:
728:
724:
715:
713:
699:
698:
694:
684:
682:
677:. 9 June 2020.
669:
668:
664:
655:
653:
639:
638:
634:
624:
622:
608:
607:
603:
593:
591:
577:
576:
572:
563:
561:
547:
546:
542:
532:
530:
521:
520:
516:
507:
505:
491:
490:
486:
476:
474:
469:. 9 June 2020.
461:
460:
451:
446:
429:
406:Oliver Cromwell
398:George Carteret
380:
379:
378:
359:
357:Channel Islands
339:Mayor of London
335:
298:
297:
296:
279:Robert Milligan
256:
255:
254:
210:
209:
208:
201:by protesters.
199:Bristol Harbour
172:
171:
170:
125:
124:
123:
107:Plymouth Road,
93:
92:
91:
47:
46:
45:
26:
12:
11:
5:
1146:
1144:
1136:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1115:
1110:
1105:
1100:
1095:
1090:
1085:
1080:
1070:
1069:
1060:
1059:External links
1057:
1056:
1055:
1037:
1018:(1): 162–199,
1004:Dresser, Madge
998:
995:
992:
991:
980:. 11 June 2020
965:
939:
908:
878:
848:
817:
791:
772:
753:
722:
692:
662:
632:
601:
570:
540:
514:
484:
448:
447:
445:
442:
441:
440:
435:
428:
425:
422:
421:
417:
394:
389:
387:
375:
374:
371:
368:
365:
358:
355:
334:
331:
328:
327:
325:
318:Robert Geffrye
315:
310:
303:
293:
292:
290:
275:
270:
263:
251:
250:
248:
233:
224:
217:
205:
204:
202:
195:Edward Colston
193:The statue of
191:
186:
179:
167:
166:
164:
149:
143:Guy's Hospital
139:
132:
120:
119:
117:
111:
105:
98:
88:
87:
85:
67:
61:
54:
42:
41:
38:
35:
32:
25:
24:United Kingdom
22:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1145:
1134:
1131:
1129:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1091:
1089:
1086:
1084:
1081:
1079:
1076:
1075:
1073:
1066:
1065:
1058:
1052:
1051:
1046:
1042:
1038:
1035:
1031:
1026:
1021:
1017:
1013:
1009:
1005:
1001:
1000:
996:
979:
975:
969:
966:
953:
949:
943:
940:
927:
923:
919:
912:
909:
896:
892:
888:
882:
879:
866:
862:
858:
852:
849:
836:
832:
828:
821:
818:
805:
801:
795:
792:
779:
775:
773:9781681777023
769:
765:
764:
757:
754:
741:
737:
733:
726:
723:
712:
711:
706:
702:
696:
693:
680:
676:
672:
666:
663:
652:
651:
646:
642:
636:
633:
620:
616:
615:Plymouth Live
612:
605:
602:
589:
585:
581:
574:
571:
560:
559:
554:
550:
544:
541:
528:
524:
518:
515:
504:
503:
498:
494:
488:
485:
472:
468:
464:
458:
456:
454:
450:
443:
439:
436:
434:
431:
430:
426:
420:
418:
415:
411:
407:
403:
399:
395:
393:
390:
388:
383:
377:
376:
372:
369:
366:
362:
356:
354:
351:
348:
344:
340:
332:
326:
323:
319:
316:
314:
311:
308:
304:
295:
294:
291:
288:
284:
280:
276:
274:
271:
268:
264:
259:
253:
252:
249:
246:
242:
239:James, later
238:
234:
232:
228:
225:
222:
218:
213:
207:
206:
203:
200:
196:
192:
190:
187:
184:
180:
175:
169:
168:
165:
161:
157:
153:
150:
148:
144:
141:Forecourt of
140:
137:
133:
128:
122:
121:
118:
115:
112:
110:
106:
103:
99:
90:
89:
86:
83:
79:
75:
71:
68:
66:
62:
59:
55:
50:
44:
43:
39:
36:
33:
29:
23:
21:
19:
1062:
1050:The Guardian
1048:
1015:
1011:
982:. Retrieved
977:
968:
956:. Retrieved
951:
942:
930:. Retrieved
921:
911:
899:. Retrieved
881:
869:. Retrieved
860:
851:
839:. Retrieved
830:
820:
810:27 September
808:. Retrieved
794:
784:27 September
782:. Retrieved
762:
756:
744:. Retrieved
736:The Guardian
735:
725:
714:, retrieved
708:
695:
683:. Retrieved
674:
665:
654:, retrieved
648:
635:
623:. Retrieved
614:
604:
592:. Retrieved
583:
573:
562:, retrieved
556:
543:
531:. Retrieved
517:
506:, retrieved
500:
487:
475:. Retrieved
466:
419:
352:
336:
237:Duke of York
17:
15:
922:inews.co.uk
1078:Public art
1072:Categories
833:. London.
444:References
438:Iconoclasm
410:New Jersey
402:Charles II
343:Sadiq Khan
277:Statue of
152:Thomas Guy
16:This is a
871:29 August
367:Location
109:Tavistock
84:Archive.
78:Guildhall
70:John Cass
34:Location
1034:25472939
978:BBC News
952:BBC News
926:Archived
895:Archived
865:Archived
861:BBC News
835:Archived
804:Archived
778:Archived
740:Archived
679:Archived
675:ITV News
619:Archived
588:Archived
527:Archived
471:Archived
467:BBC News
427:See also
932:10 June
901:22 June
841:22 June
656:13 June
625:13 June
594:13 June
364:Statue
189:Bristol
31:Statue
1032:
984:8 June
958:8 June
770:
746:7 June
716:8 June
685:9 June
564:8 June
533:9 June
508:8 June
477:9 June
313:London
273:London
231:London
147:London
65:London
1030:JSTOR
986:2021
960:2021
934:2020
903:2020
873:2020
843:2020
812:2020
786:2020
768:ISBN
748:2020
718:2020
687:2020
658:2020
627:2020
596:2020
566:2020
535:2020
510:2020
479:2020
373:Ref
235:The
40:Ref
1020:doi
1074::
1047:.
1028:,
1016:64
1014:,
1010:,
976:.
950:.
924:.
920:.
889:.
859:.
829:.
776:.
738:.
734:.
707:,
703:,
673:.
647:,
643:,
617:.
613:.
586:.
582:.
555:,
551:,
499:,
495:,
465:.
452:^
416:.
341:,
289:.
229:,
158:.
145:,
20:.
1053:.
1022::
988:.
962:.
936:.
905:.
875:.
845:.
814:.
788:.
750:.
689:.
629:.
598:.
537:.
481:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
