An Analysis of Black Lives Matter Movement and Oxford College Decision

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the Black Lives Matter movement, focusing on the Oxford College's decision regarding the removal of the Cecil Rhodes statue. It examines the historical context of the statue, the implications of its removal, and the broader societal impact of the movement, particularly in the wake of George Floyd's death. The report explores the aftereffects of the decision, including shifts in public opinion and the ongoing debate surrounding racial discrimination and social justice. It evaluates the strategies used by the movement, such as the use of social media, and offers recommendations for fostering peaceful protests and educating the public. The report concludes with a call for unity and a need for government action to address discrimination and promote equality.

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Contents
Contents...........................................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................1
Examination of the decision that has been taken by the Oxford College for the removal of
Cecil Rhodes statue......................................................................................................................1
Description of the after effects of the decision that was taken for the removal of the statue of
Cecil Rhodes................................................................................................................................2
Evaluation and analysis of the after effects of the movement that gained pace with the killing
of George Floyd...........................................................................................................................3
RECOMMENDATIONS.................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
Black lives matter is one of the most anticipated global outrage among the people of various
countries especially the one that is United States of America since it was the place where the
actual incident happen (Coibion, Gorodnichenko and Weber, 2019). Black lives matter is a
movement that was a issues that was raised in the year 2012 firstly in the pretext of a person
named Trayvon Benjamin Martin was shot dead by a volunteer neighbourhood watchman in the
city of Sanford, Florida. Since the person was only 17 years of age and was an African American
in orientation it became a global voice but still it was not much in news at that time. But the
killing of George Floyd in the year 2020 by a policeman y choking his throat gained attention at
a global level and at many places protest can be seen and thus it became a global movement.
There are many strategies that are used by the people to gain maximum attention and reach and
the most common one was the use of social media to the advantage as many hastags were formed
and people made various comments so that the ones with a specific hastag can be identified and
seen as a supporter of the cause. In this report there is a detailed evaluation done on the above
mentioned topic by me and analysis of various things are done that can be used for the proper
treatment of the aspect so that the society can change a bit and can see a whole new prospective
that each and every life matters and there must be no discrimination on the basis of caste, colour,
creed, gender, religion, etc. apart from that the report also covers examination of various articles
on the same aspect that is discussed above and summarising and commenting on the same has
been done in a systematic and sequential manner.
MAIN BODY
Examination of the decision that has been taken by the Oxford College for the removal of Cecil
Rhodes statue
Cecil Rhodes statue is a statue that possesses a long history with it and is considered as the
statue that is a depiction of the white supremacy over the world and thus it is the one that is not
considered to be one of the greatest statutes of all time. Cecil Rhodes was a person that was full
of hatred for the black persons and does not consider them as good and always treated them as
not up to the standards of that as compared to the white persons (Paul, Chiriyath and Bliss,
2016). Thus it can be said that the person was not at all a good person and does not considered
the lives of black also matters and the Oxford College also supported the decision of removing

the statue of such a person that is not a very good sign for the communal harmony, peace, and
internal security of the country as a whole. Thus a movement came that was named as Rhodes
must fall so that the citizens can live a peaceful life without considering the differences of their
colour and can foster together as a complete nation. The decision that was taken by the Oxford
University to back the protesters in taking down the statue was praised by a number of people
and journalists and thus is regarded as one of the most important step for the integrity of the
nation by the college so that all the individuals no matter where they come from can study in the
university and the country without any fear of being shot by the policemen without doing
anything wrong. I came to understand from this that it is very crucial and critical at the same
time to analyse and evaluate each and every situation in detail so that the consequences cannot
hamper the overall working of the nation. Also I came to know that it is not difficult to change
some rules and regulations, laws and legal aspects if it is for the benefit of the society and when
it comes to the killing of George Floyd on the streets of the United States of America the
government of the USA must have taken some harsh but striker actions so that these things
cannot happen again in the near future but the government failed miserable and thus hampering
the overall conditioning and positioning of the politics happened because of this (Brando and
Moro, 2017).
Description of the after effects of the decision that was taken for the removal of the statue of
Cecil Rhodes
The removal of the statue of the above mentioned person was a must since the treatment
that was given to black persons was not so good as compared to that of white and after the
Oxford College also backed up the decision and supported the protestors it became a global issue
and most of the individuals and in favour of removing the statue. But there are some opposite
thoughts too in the subconscious minds of the people and the most common one was that it was
not only about removing the damn statue but it was about changing the mindset of the
individuals that are living in the society (Olsson, Huhtamäki and Kärkkäinen, 2020). Thus the
removal of the statue can only shift our mind from the uncomfortable truth that the
discrimination still exits and it will not be changed by only removing the statue itself. Thus I can
personally fell that there is a need for an overall change in the thought process so that all the
citizens that are living in a country must be treated equally so that discrimination on various
basis can be overpowered with the unity that will prevail in the society. Thus there are a lot of

individuals that was against for removing the statue of Cecil Rhodes since it is not a permanent
solution to the problem but it is rather just a temporary solution. Though the statue is the sign of
the wrong doings’ that the person did with black persons but the thought process must be
changes so that the exact issue can be addressed rather than removing the statue itself and also
statue does not matter much to the persons living in a society if there is a sense of unity and
correlation between them (Massey and Wieder, 2019).
Evaluation and analysis of the after effects of the movement that gained pace with the killing of
George Floyd
As the protest was on its toes so as the government people in the Town of Bristol took
down that statue of a person named as Edward Colston which was a slave trader and treated
blacks as slaves and then the citizens after removing the statue dumped the same in the harbour.
Thus the act is criticised by a lot of persons and I also personally fells that removing the statue is
not the only solution to the problem that the whole world is facing which is the discrimination on
the basis of colour. The removal of statue can be treated as tearing down the pages of the history
of a nation and if it is continued with the same pace the next generation will not be able to see
the vast history of the nation. So all the person in the society must try to protest in a peaceful
manner so that the integral property of the country is not sacrificed for this and the history must
be treasured and not destroyed by the citizens itself. Thus the ARUL students union must try to
educate persons in this regard so that destruction can be minimised that can prove beneficial as a
whole (Squires, Brewer and Dawson, 2018).
RECOMMENDATIONS
It can be recommended from the above that it is very important that the protest for black
lives matter must be done in a peaceful way so that it can carter the needs of the society.
CONCLUSION
From the above it can be concluded that it is very important for the students of ARUL union
to make people aware of the history so that the statues that are a part of the vast history cannot be
tore in that manner. Apart from that it can be concluded that government must also take
appropriate measures so that the discrimination can be stooped at all places and police
personnel’s must act within the limited boundaries so that the incident cannot repeat itself in the
near future.

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