Calls for Wilberforce statue to light up Hull
There are calls for William Wilberforce monument outside Hull College to be lit up for the UK City of Culture celebrations in 2017.
Campaigner: Remembering Wilberforce is vital
Gifty Burrows, who's set up a campaign to light up the William Wilberforce monument in Hull as part of the UK City of Culture celebrations in 2017, says she's had great support from the city so far.
The Hull College lecturer, who moved to Hull from Ghana when she was a little girl, says it's vital that Wilberforce's legacy is remembered:
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