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Black and British

11 min read 14 min listen Narrated by Sam
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What’s it about?

A groundbreaking re-reading of British history that reveals the deep, centuries-old presence of Black people, from Roman Britain to the Windrush generation, challenging the nation's comfortable myths about itself.

You’ll learn

  • Black history is British history
  • Britain's wealth was built on slavery
  • Black activists shaped abolition
  • Empire's racism persists today