Praised by some for leaving money to various charitable causes after his death, the controversial trader's statue was attacked in June 2020, when a protest supporting the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement was happening in the city.
贸易商爱德华·科尔斯顿饱受争议，有些人称赞他死后为各种慈善事业留下了资金，他的雕像在 2020 年 6 月遭到毁坏，当时该市正在举行一场支持“黑人的命也是命”(BLM) 运动的抗议活动。