Submitted on Tuesday 9th June 2020
Rejected on Monday 22nd June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Remove the statue of the slave-trader George Washington from Trafalgar Square.
George Washington inherited 10 slaves at the age of 11. He traded and owned slaves for the rest of his life.
In 1921 the Commonwealth of Virginia, whose 1902 constitution had disenfranchised 90% of the black population, donated the statue in Trafalgar Square.
It should be removed and returned.
Now is the perfect time to get rid of this symbol of American racist oppression.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Decisions about individual historical monuments, statues, plaques and street names are a matter for the local authority in which they are located and private landowners, not the UK Government or Parliament.
If you want to raise concerns about a particular historical monument or statue you should contact your local authority about this.
The Local Government Association has published an advice note to help councils work to ensure all sections of the community feel heard by decision-makers and each other: www.local.gov.uk/topics/community-safety/statues
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Encourage and support the removal of memorials that glorify the slave trade: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325449
Create an advisory board to review public statues and decide on their removal: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325673
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