London Mayor Sadiq Khan placed his weight behind a growing movement to remove statues of figures who were slave traders or imperialists.

Khan argued on Tuesday that parks, road names, and statues that honor those known for trading slaves should be removed or replaced. He said that the city had “willfully ignored” the legacies of many of the people commemorated throughout the city.

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