These are the statues that have been taken down so far.
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These are some of the statues that have been taken down as the Black Lives Matter movement continues to gain momentum (Photo: MICHAEL BRADLEY/AFP via Getty Images) Photo: MICHAEL BRADLEY
. John Hamilton, New Zealand
There have been repeated calls for the statue to be removed, and on 12 June, it was taken down. Hamilton was a British navy commander and was accused of killing indigenous Maori people in the 19th century Photo: MICHAEL BRADLEY
. Robert Clayton, London
Robert Clayton, president of St Thomas’ Hospital in the 17th century, was a banker who was connected to the Royal African Company, which shipped slaves across the Atlantic. St Thomas' Hospital said they will take down the statue Photo: TOLGA AKMEN
. Thomas Guy, London
Thomas Guy founded Guy's Hospital in the 18th century and had shares in the South Sea Company which was involved in the slave trade. The hospital said that the statue would be removed, but not when Photo: Alex Pantling
9. Confederate monument, Indianapolis
In Garfield Park, the controversial monument was removed on June 8. The monument had been erected in 1912 to remember the Confederate prisoners of war who died at Camp Morton in Indianapolis Photo: AP