South African University Removes Statue of Colonialist

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The statue of Cecil John Rhodes is bound by straps as it awaits removal from the University of Cape Town (UCT), April 9, 2015. Hundreds of South African students cheered loudly Thursday as a crane lifted the decades-old statue of a British colonialist celebrating the end of what they described as a symbol of white privilege. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

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A student beats the statue of Cecil John Rhodes with a belt as it is removed from the University of Cape Town (UCT), April 9, 2015. The statue at the university, one of Africa's top academic institutions, has been covered up for the past few weeks as both white and black students regularly marched past with #Rhodesmustfall placards calling for its removal. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

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Students throw paint at the statue of Cecil John Rhodes as it is removed from the University of Cape Town (UCT), April 9, 2015. They believe it is a symbol of the racism against blacks that prevails in South Africa two decades after the end of oppressive white-minority rule. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham

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A crane prepares to remove the statue of British colonialist Cecil John Rhodes at the Cape Town University in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, April 9, 2015. The University of Cape Town will today remove the statue of British colonialist Cecil John Rhodes after weeks of protest by South African students, who said the statue had become a symbol of the slow racial transformation on campus. AP/Schalk van Zuydam

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A crane stands ready to remove the statue of Cecil John Rhodes from the University of Cape Town (UCT), April 9, 2015. UCT's Council voted on Wednesday to remove of the statue of the former Cape Colony governor, after protests by students. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

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Students surround the decades old bronze statue of British colonialist Cecil John Rhodes, top left, as the statue is removed from the campus at the Cape Town University, Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, April 9, 2015, responding to student protests describing it as symbolic of slow racial change on campus. Cecil Rhodes lived from 1853 until 1902, he was a businessman and politician in South Africa and was a fervent believer in British colonial rule. AP/Schalk van Zuydam

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