Statue of black playwright attacked in same UK city where slave trader's statue was toppled

A statue in England of the Jamaican playwright and actor Alfred Fagon has been attacked with bleach.
Fagon was born in Jamaica and was a member of the Windrush generation, coming to England as an 18-year-old in 1955.
Fagon was born in Jamaica and was a member of the Windrush generation, coming to England as an 18-year-old in 1955.

A statue in England of the Jamaican playwright and actor Alfred Fagon has been attacked with bleach.

Avon and Somerset Police are investigating the attack on the monument, which was erected in 1987 in the St Pauls area of Bristol.

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