News about Henry Morton Stanley

Welsh public bodies could remove 'highly contentious' public art from view if it 'insults or hurts' members of the public under new anti-racism guidance. The Labour-run Welsh Government have finalised guidelines which instructs public bodies on how to ensure statues, plaques and paintings project the 'right historic narrative'. The guidance, titled Public commemoration in Wales, states art in public spaces must be 'decolonised' and should 'celebrate the achievements of our diverse society'.

Following a national probe to'set right the historical narrative,'statues of historical 'old white men' such as Lord Nelson and the Duke of Wellington could be barred from public view in Wales.' Monuments in Wales have been subjected to an investigation after the Black Lives Matter exhibition in 2020, when a statue of slave trader Thomas Picton (left) was removed from Cardiff City Hall. The latest version of the anti-Racist Wales Action Plan is set to be published this month, and it may be able to identify monuments that have been changed or entirely deleted in an attempt to recognize "historical injustices" such as the slave trade's history. The audit revealed in 2021 named Welsh statues of white men'linked to the slave trade and British Empire' (right), including Welsh explorer Henry Morton Stanley, who was found guilty of assaulting black people.' It also highlighted statues of historical figures such as Admiral Lord Nelson, Sir Francis Drake, and the Duke of Wellington, who, according to the magazine, opposed the abolishment of the slave trade.