These are the statues that have been taken down so far.
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These are some of the statues that have been taken down as the Black Lives Matter movement continues to gain momentum (Photo: MICHAEL BRADLEY/AFP via Getty Images) Photo: MICHAEL BRADLEY
. John Hamilton, New Zealand
There have been repeated calls for the statue to be removed, and on 12 June, it was taken down. Hamilton was a British navy commander and was accused of killing indigenous Maori people in the 19th century Photo: MICHAEL BRADLEY
. Robert Clayton, London
Robert Clayton, president of St Thomas’ Hospital in the 17th century, was a banker who was connected to the Royal African Company, which shipped slaves across the Atlantic. St Thomas' Hospital said they will take down the statue Photo: TOLGA AKMEN
. Thomas Guy, London
Thomas Guy founded Guy's Hospital in the 18th century and had shares in the South Sea Company which was involved in the slave trade. The hospital said that the statue would be removed, but not when Photo: Alex Pantling
5. Robert Milligan, London
Robert Milligan was a noted slaveholder who owned two sugar plantations and had 526 slaves in Jamaica and the Canal and River Trust said that the statue of him was taken down to "recognise the wishes of the community" Photo: Shutterstock
6. Jefferson Davis, Kentucky
Jefferson Davis led the Confederacy through the American civil war, saying, "African slavery, as it exists in the United States, is a moral, a social and political blessing." Photo: AP
7. John B Castleman, Kentucky
Castleman was a confederate soldier who was very vocal about segregation between black and white people. His statue was removed in Louisville, the day after the BLM protest took place in Bristol Photo: Wikipedia
8. Leopold II, Belgium
A bust of Leopold II in the University of Mons was taken down following a student led petition that said the bust represented the "rape, mutilation and genocide of millions of Congolese". Photo: KENZO TRIBOUILLARD