![The Cecil Rhodes statue at Oxford University is coming down - It's a landmark moment in the long-fought campaign to force the institution to reckon with its racist history. The Cecil Rhodes statue at Oxford University is coming down - It's a landmark moment in the long-fought campaign to force the institution to reckon with its racist history.](https://video-images.vice.com/test-uploads/articles/5eeb3a50920f3d009ee892a4/lede/1592475343145-GettyImages-1218896695.jpeg)
The Cecil Rhodes statue at Oxford University is coming down - It's a landmark moment in the long-fought campaign to force the institution to reckon with its racist history.
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Oxford's Cecil Rhodes statue faces removal campaign - huge protest planned at university | UK | News | Express.co.uk
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Campaign to topple Cecil Rhodes statue has been condemned as ISIS-style zealotry | Daily Mail Online
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Oxford University sparks public fury over Cecil Rhodes statue removal - 'Stop giving in' | UK | News | Express.co.uk
If Cecil Rhodes was a racist, why did he say 'I could never accept the position that we should disqualify a human being on account of his colour'? - Quora
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Who was Cecil Rhodes? Why councillors and protestors are calling on statue of imperialist at Oxford University's Oriel College to be removed | The Scotsman
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