ADEKEYE ADEBAJO: Rhodes University stubbornly clings to arch-imperialist’s name
Despite toppling of statue at UCT in 2015, institution resists removing blood-soaked moniker
20 September 2020 - 17:12
Oriel College in England’s Oxford University recently voted to remove a statue of arch-imperialist Cecil Rhodes from its college, following five years of student-led protests.
Rhodes University in Makhanda was founded through funding from the Oxford-based Rhodes Trust in 1904, and still stubbornly bears the name of its benefactor, despite the toppling of the Rhodes statue at the University of Cape Town in 2015...
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