World Black Lives Matter demonstrators tear down statue of slave trader in England June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 Mo Malik via Storyful, Storyful Comments Off on Black Lives Matter demonstrators tear down statue of slave trader in England Protesters in Bristol, England, tear down a statue of 17th century slave trader Edward Colston on June 7. The monument was dragged through the streets and thrown into the harbor.