[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fnITNXE8I9z_EeR2KJGeL5VZaQjj2wzco3IpJGoR2zAw":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"slug":6,"date":7,"excerpt":8,"content":9,"featuredImage":10,"categories":15},88,"Rhodes Must Fall UCT","rhodes-must-fall-uct-statue-removal-cape-town","2018-03-05T19:40:46","","\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRhodes_Must_Fall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rhodes Must Fall\u003C\u002Fa> UCT culminated on 9 April 2015, when a crane lifted the bronze statue of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCecil_Rhodes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cecil John Rhodes\u003C\u002Fa> from the upper campus of the University of Cape Town. The Rhodes Must Fall UCT movement had shaken the foundations of South African higher education and ignited a national conversation about colonial memory and decolonisation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cdiv class=\"mauer-stills-img-box-wrapper\">\u003Cdiv class=\"mauer-stills-img-box\" style=\"padding-top: 66.69921875%;  width: 100%;\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\" data-thumbnail-aspect-ratio=\"1.4992679355783\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0001-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rhodes Must Fall UCT\" class=\"wp-image-716\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0001-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0001-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0001-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0001-892x595.jpg 892w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0001-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0001-586x391.jpg 586w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0001-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0001.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Colonial History Behind Rhodes Must Fall UCT\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Cecil John Rhodes, at the centre of the Rhodes Must Fall UCT campaign, made his fortune in diamond and gold mining. He served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896 and was the architect of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGlen_Grey_Act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Glen Grey Act\u003C\u002Fa> of 1894, legislation that laid the groundwork for the migrant labour system that would become apartheid. He founded the De Beers mining company and the territory of Rhodesia. His statue had stood at UCT since 1934. The Rhodes Must Fall UCT campaign began on 9 March 2015 when student Chumani Maxwele threw a bucket of human excrement at the monument, drawing attention to the fact that many Cape Flats residents still lacked proper sanitation while the university honoured a figure responsible for their dispossession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cdiv class=\"mauer-stills-img-box-wrapper\">\u003Cdiv class=\"mauer-stills-img-box\" style=\"padding-top: 66.69921875%;  width: 100%;\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\" data-thumbnail-aspect-ratio=\"1.4992679355783\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0007-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rhodes Must Fall UCT\" class=\"wp-image-722\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0007-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0007-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0007-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0007-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0007-892x595.jpg 892w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0007-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0007-586x391.jpg 586w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0007-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0007.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">“As a black man, I never used to think about this statue, but now I do,” added his friend. Both students asked not to be named.\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Movement Beyond Rhodes Must Fall UCT\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Rhodes Must Fall UCT quickly expanded beyond the question of the statue. Students raised broader questions about transformation: the Eurocentric curriculum, language policies, institutional culture, and who the post-apartheid university was actually designed to serve. The UCT Council voted on 27 March 2015 to remove the statue. Thousands gathered to watch on 9 April. Some celebrated. Others debated. The Rhodes Must Fall UCT moment became a catalyst for the nationwide \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFeesMustFall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fees Must Fall\u003C\u002Fa> movement later that year, demanding free, decolonised higher education across South Africa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cdiv class=\"mauer-stills-img-box-wrapper\">\u003Cdiv class=\"mauer-stills-img-box\" style=\"padding-top: 66.666666666667%;  width: 100%;\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\" data-thumbnail-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FCecil_John_Rhodes_removed-0035.jpg\" alt=\"Rhodes Must Fall UCT statue removal crane and crowd\" class=\"wp-image-674\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FCecil_John_Rhodes_removed-0035.jpg 960w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FCecil_John_Rhodes_removed-0035-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FCecil_John_Rhodes_removed-0035-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FCecil_John_Rhodes_removed-0035-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FCecil_John_Rhodes_removed-0035-892x595.jpg 892w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FCecil_John_Rhodes_removed-0035-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FCecil_John_Rhodes_removed-0035-586x391.jpg 586w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FCecil_John_Rhodes_removed-0035-420x280.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rhodes Must Fall UCT\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Documenting Rhodes Must Fall UCT\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>These photographs document the events of 9 April 2015 at the heart of the Rhodes Must Fall UCT movement: the crowd on the steps, the crane at work, the empty plinth, and the faces of the people who came to witness a symbol of colonial power being removed from one of Africa’s most prestigious universities. The images record a moment that was both an ending and a beginning, a day when the Rhodes Must Fall UCT campaign achieved its most visible demand and opened questions that South African institutions continue to grapple with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Related projects: \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fproj\u002Fayanda-mabulu-artist-studio-cape-town\">Ayanda Mabulu Artist Studio Cape Town\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fproj\u002Fgentrification-woodstock-cape-town\">Gentrification Woodstock Cape Town\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cdiv class=\"mauer-stills-img-box-wrapper\">\u003Cdiv class=\"mauer-stills-img-box\" style=\"padding-top: 66.69921875%;  width: 100%;\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\" data-thumbnail-aspect-ratio=\"1.4992679355783\" data-id=\"720\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0005-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rhodes Must Fall UCT\" class=\"wp-image-720\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0005-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0005-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0005-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0005-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0005-892x595.jpg 892w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0005-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0005-586x391.jpg 586w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0005-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0005.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">“This is the biggest day in the history of this university,” said one third-year student as he jostled to watch the spectacle among thousands of other onlookers.\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cdiv class=\"mauer-stills-img-box-wrapper\">\u003Cdiv class=\"mauer-stills-img-box\" style=\"padding-top: 66.69921875%;  width: 100%;\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\" data-thumbnail-aspect-ratio=\"1.4992679355783\" data-id=\"717\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0002-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rhodes Must Fall UCT\" class=\"wp-image-717\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0002-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0002-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0002-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0002-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0002-892x595.jpg 892w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0002-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0002-586x391.jpg 586w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0002-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0002.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">“This movement is not just concerned with the removal of a statue,” they wrote in a widely publicized mission statement. “Its removal will not mark the end but the beginning of the long overdue process of decolonizing this university.”\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cdiv class=\"mauer-stills-img-box-wrapper\">\u003Cdiv class=\"mauer-stills-img-box\" style=\"padding-top: 66.69921875%;  width: 100%;\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\" data-thumbnail-aspect-ratio=\"1.4992679355783\" data-id=\"721\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0006-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"On April 8, at the end of a meeting disrupted by students, UCT’s council ruled that the statue would be removed the following day.\" class=\"wp-image-721\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0006-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0006-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0006-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0006-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0006-892x595.jpg 892w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0006-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0006-586x391.jpg 586w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0006-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0006.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On April 8, at the end of a meeting disrupted by students, UCT’s council ruled that the statue would be removed the following day.\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cdiv class=\"mauer-stills-img-box-wrapper\">\u003Cdiv class=\"mauer-stills-img-box\" style=\"padding-top: 66.69921875%;  width: 100%;\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\" data-thumbnail-aspect-ratio=\"1.4992679355783\" data-id=\"719\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0004-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rhodes Must Fall UCT\" class=\"wp-image-719\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0004-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0004-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0004-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0004-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0004-892x595.jpg 892w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0004-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0004-586x391.jpg 586w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0004-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0004.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Thursday’s events were set in motion a month ago when Chumani Maxwele, a 30-year-old political science student, flung feces at the Rhodes statue, which has occupied a prominent position in the middle of campus since being erected in 1934. “Seeing the statue every day pained me; it made me very angry,” Maxwele said. “Rhodes dispossessed and killed black people. His footprints are all over our country.”\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cdiv class=\"mauer-stills-img-box-wrapper\">\u003Cdiv class=\"mauer-stills-img-box\" style=\"padding-top: 66.69921875%;  width: 100%;\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\" data-thumbnail-aspect-ratio=\"1.4992679355783\" data-id=\"718\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0003-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rhodes Must Fall UCT\" class=\"wp-image-718\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0003-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0003-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0003-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0003-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0003-892x595.jpg 892w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0003-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0003-586x391.jpg 586w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0003-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0003.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Besides calling for the removal of offensive statues and plaques on campus, the movement insisted on increased financial support for black students, greater representation of black academic staff—UCT has just five black South African senior professors—and the adoption of pro-worker policies.\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cdiv class=\"mauer-stills-img-box-wrapper\">\u003Cdiv class=\"mauer-stills-img-box\" style=\"padding-top: 66.69921875%;  width: 100%;\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\" data-thumbnail-aspect-ratio=\"1.4992679355783\" data-id=\"716\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0001-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rhodes Must Fall UCT\" class=\"wp-image-716\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0001-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0001-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0001-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0001-892x595.jpg 892w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0001-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0001-586x391.jpg 586w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0001-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Frhodes-must-fall-2015-0001.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">After a Month of Protests, University of Cape Town Removes Major Monument.\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Outbound Links: \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>Rhodes statue removed at UCT (SAHO): \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsahistory.org.za\u002Fdated-event\u002Frhodes-statue-removed-uct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\u002F\u002Fsahistory.org.za\u002Fdated-event\u002Frhodes-statue-removed-uct\u003C\u002Fa> \u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Chumani Maxwele ignites #RhodesMustFall (SAHO): \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsahistory.org.za\u002Fdated-event\u002Fchumani-maxwele-ignites-rhodesmustfall-movement-uct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\u002F\u002Fsahistory.org.za\u002Fdated-event\u002Fchumani-maxwele-ignites-rhodesmustfall-movement-uct\u003C\u002Fa> \u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Student protests in democratic South Africa (SAHO): \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsahistory.org.za\u002Farticle\u002Fstudent-protests-democratic-south-africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\u002F\u002Fsahistory.org.za\u002Farticle\u002Fstudent-protests-democratic-south-africa\u003C\u002Fa> \u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>University of Cape Town (SAHO): \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsahistory.org.za\u002Fplace\u002Funiversity-cape-town\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\u002F\u002Fsahistory.org.za\u002Fplace\u002Funiversity-cape-town\u003C\u002Fa> \u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Cecil John Rhodes: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCecil_Rhodes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCecil_Rhodes\u003C\u002Fa> \u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Fees Must Fall: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFeesMustFall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFeesMustFall\u003C\u002Fa> \u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Glen Grey Act: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGlen_Grey_Act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGlen_Grey_Act\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n",{"src":11,"alt":12,"width":13,"height":14},"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FCecil_John_Rhodes_removed-0035.jpg","Rhodes Must Fall UCT statue removal crane and crowd",960,640,[]]