Ku Klux Klan hood placed on statue in speech protest
Led By Donkeys said the stunt highlights Rhodes’s racist legacy and the row over a controversial speaker, with thousands signing a petition against the talk.
- On Thursday, campaign group Led By Donkeys placed a Ku Klux Klan hood and a sign reading "Racists Welcome Here" on the Cecil Rhodes statue at Oriel College in protest of an upcoming talk by Nathan Cofnas.
- Cofnas, a self-described "race realist," previously sparked controversy by accusing the late Professor Jason Arday of plagiarism, prompting Ghent University to suspend him and impose a three-month teaching ban.
- The talk, titled "An evening with Nathan Cofnas: Is DEI Undermining Higher Education?", is scheduled for Tuesday at Oriel College's Harris lecture hall. The college stated it is "committed to upholding freedom of speech within the law."
- MPs Diane Abbott and Jeremy Corbyn joined academics urging cancellation, arguing the talk causes "great distress" to the Black community and violates duties under the Equality Act 2010.
- The statue of 19th-century colonialist Cecil Rhodes has anchored the Rhodes Must Fall campaign since 2020, with 26 Oxford City Council members calling it incompatible with the city's "commitment to anti-racism.
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The Independent
The Independent (US)KKK hood placed on Oxford college statue ahead of talk by Jason Arday accuser
The statue of a controversial British imperialist also bears a sign saying ‘racists welcome here’
Oxford Mail
thisisoxfordshire.co.ukKlu Klux Klan hood placed on controversial Oxford University statue
Controversial Cecil Rhodes statue at Oxford’s Oriel College given Klu Klux Klan hood by Led By Donkeys ahead of Nathan Cofnas talk and protest on November 17.
Protesters put the hood on the statue before a speech by American racist academic Nathan Cofnas. Protesters placed the characteristic Ku Klux Klan hood on a statue in Cecil Road, outside Oriel University in Oxford. Photos circulated on social media show the statue with the hood, a characteristic symbol of the American racist organization. They also placed a sign on the statue that reads "Racists are welcome here." The activist move came as Natha…
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