These are shared stories. It is not a singular history, but one that belongs to us all. I know at that age, knowing this stuff would have been really grounding for me. Both as victims and as actors, black people have been central to British history. Black and British (2016) traces Britain’s long and complex relationship with the people of Africa and the Caribbean. It’s actually an integral part of the British story. So Black people have had to exhume a hidden history, an unrecorded history, a denied history. The explorer Francis Drake’s famous mission to circumnavigate the globe in 1577 included four Africans as part of his crew. Black British history is woven into the cultural and economic histories of the nation. But black people were not just victims of the British slave trade. A burgeoning slave trade led to the hardening of racist ideologies. Black people have been present in Britain since as far back as the Roman Empire. You can buy David Olusoga’s book Black and British: A short, essential history from all good bookstores.
David Adetayo Olusoga OBE (born January 1970) is a British historian, writer, broadcaster, presenter and film-maker. It sounds like a strange ambition, but we need to normalise Black British history. Start your free Blinkist trial to get unlimited access to key ideas from Black and British and over 4,000 other nonfiction titles. This is compounded by the fact that historically, British plantations were located in the West Indies, in places like Jamaica and Barbados, far away from the British populace residing in Britain. They’re not stupid, they’re just young. The Blinkist app gives you the key ideas from a bestselling nonfiction book in just 15 minutes. That’s about changing organisations and understanding how structures can disadvantage and exclude Black people.

I think it’s important they know their history is part of British history. Black History Month is the perfect time to do it, because Black British history is his bag. It is not a singular history, but one that belongs to us all. Enter your postcode and search for your nearest Hive network shop. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. With bitesize text and audio, it's easier than ever to find the right ideas to transform your life.

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