The Black Lives Matter protests have inspired people all over the world to look at and condemn injustice and past oppression. In Greenland, the protests have fueled old tensions with its former colonial ruler, Denmark. Greenland is the world’s largest island. It sits between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans. The island is now a self-governing territory of Denmark. For one hundred years, the statue of Danish-Norwegian colonist Hans Egede has stood in Nuuk, Greenland’s largest city and capital. The Black Lives Matter protests have led to calls for the statue’s removal. “We should do as the rest of the world is doing and remove it,” Tarrak-Petrussen said. “It’s a part of the oppression here in Greenland and the systemic racism.”
Title: Greenland’s Colonial Past
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4737/C.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Greenlands Colonial Past' data-article-id='5262'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='11958'>The Black Lives Matter protests have inspired people all over the world to look at and condemn injustice and past oppression.</span> <span data-start-time='11958' data-end-time='20354'>In Greenland, the protests have fueled old tensions with its former colonial ruler, Denmark.</span> <span data-start-time='20354' data-end-time='29167'>Greenland is the world’s largest island. It sits between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans.</span> <span data-start-time='29167' data-end-time='35042'>The island is now a self-governing territory of Denmark.</span> <span data-start-time='35042' data-end-time='49708'>For one hundred years, the statue of Danish-Norwegian colonist Hans Egede has stood in Nuuk, Greenland’s largest city and capital.</span> <span data-start-time='49708' data-end-time='56833'>The Black Lives Matter protests have led to calls for the statue’s removal.</span> <span data-start-time='56833' data-end-time='65458'>“We should do as the rest of the world is doing and remove it,” Tarrak-Petrussen said.</span> <span data-start-time='65458' data-end-time='71333'> “It’s a part of the oppression here in Greenland and the systemic racism.”</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4737/C.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=16424 data-hint-location='20354' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4737/what_is_the_largest_island_in_the_world.wav'>What is the largest island in the world?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Greenland'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4737/greenland.wav'><span>Greenland</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4737/japan.wav'><span>Japan</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4737/newfoundland.wav'><span>Newfoundland</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4737/fiji.wav'><span>Fiji</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=16425 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4737/_what_has_the_black_lives_matter_protests_inspired_people_to_do.wav'> What has the Black Lives Matter protests inspired people to do?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='recognize and condemn injustice and past oppression'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4737/recognize_and_condemn_injustice_and_past_oppression.wav'><span>recognize and condemn injustice and past oppression</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4737/fight_against_the_pollution_that_causes_climate_change.wav'><span>fight against the pollution that causes climate change</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4737/form_demonstrations_to_reopen_schools_during_the_pandemic.wav'><span>form demonstrations to reopen schools during the pandemic</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4737/work_toward_a_vaccine_for_covid19.wav'><span>work toward a vaccine for COVID-19</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=16426 data-hint-location='11958' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4737/the_former_colonial_ruler_of_greenland_was__blank_.wav'>The former colonial ruler of Greenland was <span class='blank'>Denmark</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Denmark'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4737/denmark.wav'><span>Denmark</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4737/india.wav'><span>India</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4737/britain.wav'><span>Britain</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4737/germany.wav'><span>Germany</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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