These pictures show the second Melville statue in Edinburgh defaced following Black Lives Matter protest
Graffiti has appeared on a second statue in the Capital following the Black Lives Matter protests.
Words have been spray-painted on the base of the Robert Dundas statue in Melville Street saying: “Son of slaver Dundas colonialist profiteer”, “George Floyd” and “BLM.”
The statue is one of several across the city to be targeted following the anti-racism protests that took place in Holyrood Park over the weekend where thousands of activists descended on the Capital to show their support for action against racism.
The statue is one of several across the city to be targeted following the anti-racism protests that took place in Holyrood Park over the weekend where thousands of activists descended on the Capital to show their support for action against racism.
5. George Floyd
Anti-racism campaigners have targeted monuments of leaders who have inextricable links to the slave trade in light of the George Floyd protests that have been taking hold of countries worldwide Photo: JPI Media
6. Questions raised over statues
Adam McVey, Edinburgh City Council leader, said he would feel "no sense of loss" if a statue of a Henry Dundas, Robert Dundas's father, was removed Photo: JPI Media