Editing Bristol (section)

=== 21st century ===
[[File:bristol_Waterfront.jpg|thumb|alt=Bristol from Princes Wharf|A view across Bristol from Princes Wharf]]

On 7 June 2020 a [[Statue of Edward Colston]] was pulled down from its city centre plinth by protestors and pushed into the harbour.<ref>BBC News, [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-bristol-52943550 Moment that Colston statue ended in harbour dominates national front pages], accessed 8 June 2020</ref> The statue was recovered on 11 June and has become a museum exhibit.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 June 2020 |title=Torn down Colston statue pulled out of harbour |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-53004748 |access-date=22 June 2020}}</ref> The action followed more than a decade of debate over the statue and the wording of its plaque, which commemorated Colston's philanthropic work in the city while making no reference to his role in the [[Royal African Company]] and the [[Bristol Slave Trade]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tristan Cork |date=25 March 2019 |title=Second Colston statue plaque not axed and will still happen but mayor steps in to order a re-write |work=Bristol Live |url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/second-colston-statue-plaque-not-2682813}}</ref> O