UK School Renamed As Colston Airbrushed Out Of History

Protesters throwing the statue of Edward Colston into Bristol harbour during a Black Lives Matter protest rally in Bristol, England, on June 7, 2020. Ben Birchall/PA Media

The governors of one of Bristol’s most famous schools have chosen to rename it, dropping any reference to merchant and slave trader Edward Colston.

Colston’s School, a private institution that was set up more than 300 years ago, will now be known as Collegiate.