In the first of two episodes this week, Agnes takes a deep dive into the politics of statues with historian Dr Charlotte Riley and Yusuf Hassan. They discuss the recent removal of the statue of slave-trader and philanthropist Edward Colston in Bristol, UK, and more broadly consider the significance of statues as public history.
Undercurrents: The Politics of Statues
In the first of two episodes this week, Agnes takes a deep dive into the contentious politics of statues.