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

History Defended by The Telegraph

Mar 9, 202224:39Society & Culture

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 wit...

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