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Published 16:02 15 Jul 2020 BST
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Reid recently told BBC News: "I think it's something the people of Bristol really appreciate seeing."
Reid said that on the day of the protests, she felt an "overwhelming impulse" to climb on top of the plinth. Her husband shared photos of her on social media and they were later contacted by artist Quinn.
"When I was stood there on the plinth, and raised my arm in a Black Power salute, it was totally spontaneous," she said.
"I didn't even think about it. It was like an electrical charge of power was running through me. This sculpture is about making a stand for my mother, for my daughter, for black people like me."
Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees has said that the statue did not have permission to be installed, but that: "The future of the plinth and what is installed on it must be decided by the people of Bristol."
"This will be critical to building a city that is home to those who are elated at the statue being pulled down, those who sympathise with its removal but are dismayed at how it happened and those who feel that in its removal, they've lost a piece of the Bristol they know and therefore themselves.
"We need change. In leading that change we have to find a pace that brings people with us. There is an African proverb that says if you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together."
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