Still no recognition for black Chartist leader William Cuffay
As far back as when Oliver Dowden was Culture Minister the Government has said that he did not support taking down statues even of slave traders but he did support putting up statues that reflect the history of Britain and how it’s understood in the 2020s
As we mark another Black History Month what plans in that case are in hand to erect the long called for statue of William Cuffay?
Cuffay (1788-1870) was the black leader of London Chartism in 1848, a prominent campaigner for the vote and the system of Parliamentary democracy we now have.
The fact that he is not recognised by a statue in central London presumably can’t be put down to any institutional bias in Government over many years, so no doubt the matter is being actively worked on.
News is awaited…
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