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Bright Bimpong Freedom Statue in Copenhagen
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Bright Bimpong Freedom Statue in Copenhagen

Denmark

By Contested Histories Initiative • November, 2024

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A copy of Bright Bimpong’s Freedom statue was gifted to Denmark by individuals from the Virgin Islands in 2017, to mark the 100th anniversary of Denmark selling the islands to the United States. In 2019, the statue was finally placed in front of Eigtveds Pakhus, a colonial-era warehouse, which is… Read More