article_snippet.sent: Excrement thrown at statue of Cecil John Rhodes Cecil John Rhodes Cecil John Rhodes has triggered a wave of protests across South Africa against 'racist' historical figures.
article_snippet.sent: The defaced statue of British mining magnate and politician, Cecil John Rhodes, is lifted by a crane, from a crane position at the University of Cape Town (left), while (right) a chair marks the spot on the plinth where Scottish-South African missionary Andrew Murray's statue in the Western Cape stood before a crane was vandalised .
article_snippet.sent: It comes days after white solidarity groups held protests over the removal of a statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes from the University of Cape Town after the removal of a statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes from the University of Cape Town was daubed with excrement.
article_snippet.sent: Members of the university council ordered that the bronze sculpture be removed after hearing the bronze sculpture presence made black students feel uncomfortable and was seen a symbol of historical white oppression.
article_snippet.sent: a statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes from the University of Cape Town British
article_snippet.sent: colonialist Cecil Rhodes British colonialist Cecil Rhodes is tied by straps to a crane before a statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes from the University of Cape Town removal at the University of Cape Town.
article_snippet.sent: a statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes from the University of Cape Town follows weeks of protests at the University of Cape Town .
article_snippet.sent: But the decision to move the monument of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes – a 19th century imperialist who critics say helped pave the way for apartheid – has sparked protests in apartheid –.
article_snippet.sent: the university's council heard that black students felt uncomfortable because of the monument of Rhodes – .
article_snippet.sent: While they are not recognised as supporters of Rhodes, statues of they heroes have been attacked during the university protests.
highlights_snippet.sent: Wave of protests triggered after statue of Cecil John Rhodes was defaced .