Cecil Rhodes

Students cheer as the statue of Cecil John Rhodes is removed from the University of Cape Town (UCT), April 9, 2015.

Removing racist statues is ‘taking history to task’ in South Africa

August 17, 2017Global Politics

After a deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Americans are debating whether Confederate monuments should appear in public places. In South Africa, statues celebrating British imperialists and architects of apartheid have also faced calls for removal. A University of Cape Town student explains why that’s so important.