Police are investigating whether an attack on a memorial to slavery in Rotterdam at the weekend was racially motivated. The monument on the Lloydpier, which depicts four people breaking free of their chains on the deck of a ship, was covered in white graffiti tags on Sunday night. Staff at the Shipping and Transport College, which maintains the monument, reported the damage on Monday morning and council workers removed the paint by lunchtime. Carlos Gonçalves, chair of the Shared History,…
Memorial to slavery in Rotterdam covered in graffiti tags
