CNN

Nelson’s Column: Gas mask protest on London statues

Forget vandalism and bird droppings – Greenpeace believes the 52-meter tall Nelson’s Column in London needs protection from the city’s air pollution. By wearing a gas mask. Activists scale Nelson's ...
The Mirror

Nelson's Column should be TORN DOWN as he was 'white supremacist,' says writer after US statues dispute

London's famous Nelson's Column should be toppled because the country's best known naval hero was a "white supremacist", a writer has claimed. Afua Hirsch, a journalist and broadcaster, described how ...
Washington Examiner

Nelson’s column needs to stay where it is

Writing in the Guardian on Tuesday, Afua Hirsch called for the statue of British navy hero, Lord Horatio Nelson, to be removed from London’s Trafalgar Square. Her rationale is very simple: “Nelson… ...
Business Insider

These pictures show Greenpeace protesters putting gas masks on the faces of famous London statues

A group of activists from the environmental group Greenpeace attached gas masks to various London landmarks on Monday morning in a demonstration against the city's "dangerous" levels of air pollution.
The New York Times

WHOLE BRITISH EMPIRE DOES HONOR TO NELSON; Trafalgar Centenary Celebrations Ashore and Afloat. IMMENSE CROWDS IN LONDON Exercises at the Nelson Column and Services in ...

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