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Joseph Hammond

Controversy After Statue Of US Trained Preacher Unveiled In London

Antelope by Samson Kambalu, the latest sculpture to be installed on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square on 13th October 2022 in London, United Kingdom. The statue to the African rebel leader will stand in the square until 2024. MIKE KEMP/ IN PICTURES VIA GETTY IMAGES. 

LONDON— A new statue in London’s iconic Trafalgar Square has sparked an unlikely controversy. At center stage is the life of Baptist preacher John Chilembwe, a Malawian national hero.

After completing a religious education in the United States, Chilembwe returned to his East African homeland, where he was killed leading a rebellion against British colonial authorities during World War I.

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