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Rhodes Must Fall protest, 20 June 2020 (England)

from #StayHomeSounds (volume 2) by Cities and Memory

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On 9 June 2020, following two weeks of global Black Lives Matters protests, and following the toppling of a statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol, UK, more than a thousand protesters gathered in Oxford city centre to demand the removal of a statue of the colonialist Cecil Rhodes from Oriel College in the centre of the city.

The peaceful protest took place in the midst of the coronavirus lockdown, with around 9 out of 10 protesters wearing masks and face coverings, and observing social distancing where possible.

This recording contains excerpts from speeches and chants across the crowd, and throughout you can hear the buzzing of helicopters from the press filming the protest from above.

Recorded by Cities and Memory.

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from #StayHomeSounds (volume 2), released July 3, 2020

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