• Cecil Rhodes: Imperial pioneer or South Africa's Hitler?

  • Mar 9 2022
  • Length: 25 mins
  • Podcast

Cecil Rhodes: Imperial pioneer or South Africa's Hitler?

  • Summary

  • The statue of Cecil Rhodes at Oriel College, Oxford has been at the epicentre of debates over Britain’s imperial past. To some, he is an inspiring pioneer and philanthropist. To others, he represents everything wrong with colonialism. So should Rhodes fall? To find out, Steven Edginton is joined by Professor Nigel Biggar of Oxford University.


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