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From Roman emperors to queens of England.
Just last month, Britain got terrible news. “Half of Britons can’t name a Black British historical figure, survey finds.”
Fifty-three percent couldn’t, to be exact. As for the 47 percent, they only claimed they could.
I couldn’t. Because there is none to name. Black people, yes. Historical figures, no.
But don’t worry. Soon, you’ll soon be able to name plenty. The push is on to hunt them down, even invent them.
October, was Black History Month in Britain, so the media were full of headlines like this: “Black History Month: 12 forgotten Black heroes who defined and redefined modern Britain
Defined and redefined! The article starts with more bad news. In 2001, the BBC asked 1.5 million British people who was the greatest Brit ever, and came up with a list of the top 100. “There was not one Black or Asian face among them.”
Jfl
Just last month, Britain got terrible news. “Half of Britons can’t name a Black British historical figure, survey finds.”
Fifty-three percent couldn’t, to be exact. As for the 47 percent, they only claimed they could.
I couldn’t. Because there is none to name. Black people, yes. Historical figures, no.
But don’t worry. Soon, you’ll soon be able to name plenty. The push is on to hunt them down, even invent them.
October, was Black History Month in Britain, so the media were full of headlines like this: “Black History Month: 12 forgotten Black heroes who defined and redefined modern Britain
Defined and redefined! The article starts with more bad news. In 2001, the BBC asked 1.5 million British people who was the greatest Brit ever, and came up with a list of the top 100. “There was not one Black or Asian face among them.”
Jfl