Rhodes believed the English to be a master race. 'I contend that we are the first race in the world and that the more of the world we inhabit, the better it is for the human race' Cecil John Rhodes What do you do about our history? This somewhat plaintive, rhetorical question was asked by Oxford University chancellor Christopher Patten in an interview with the BBC recently. He was addressing the furore over the Rhodes Must Fall movement at Oxford, which is mimicking its South African cousin, although with less success so far.A statue of the British colonialist Cecil John Rhodes stands proudly above the entrance to Oxford’s Oriel College. For students such as South African Ntokozo Qwabe, it is a daily reminder of the painful subjugation of black people and the plunder of resources under colonialism. Qwabe told the BBC he would feel the same way if he saw "a statue of Hitler in Germany". As his reward, Qwabe has been subjected to some strong criticism and some plainly racist abuse on ...
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